SANTIAGO: Wildfires raging in southern Chile have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, the government said Sunday (Jan 18).Security Minister Luis Cordero gave the tolls for the blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions, about 500 kilometres south of Santiag

SANTIAGO: Wildfires raging in southern Chile have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, the government said Sunday (Jan 18).Security Minister Luis Cordero gave the tolls for the blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions, about 500 kilometres south of Santiag

Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill 15 and force 50,000 evacuations in southern regions.

Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill 15 and force 50,000 evacuations in southern regions.

More than 50,000 people have been displaced by blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least 16 people are confirmed dead and 20,000 are evacuated as fires rage in two southern regions.

SANTIAGO >> Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 18 people dead.

The government has not said whether the fires killed anyone or how many homes had been impacted. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobio region and the neighboring Ñuble region, around 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Chile Wildfire: 15 Dead, Thousands To Flee As Wildfires Race Across Central and Southern Regions; Chilean President Gabriel Boric Declares State of Catastrophe.