Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two southern regions of the country where raging wildfires have killed at least 15 people and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.
“All resources are available,” Boric wrote in a on X about the decision early Sunday, before heading to the region of Biob铆o. Declaring a state of catastrophe allows the Chilean government to provide emergency relief to the affected regions.
At least 15 people have been killed in the region of Biob铆o in the southern part of Chile, according to Security Minister Luis Cordero.
As many as 50,000 people have been evacuated from more than 24 fires that have been reported nationwide. The majority of the fires are in the southern regions of 脩uble and Biob铆o, Interior Minister 脕lvaro Elizalde said in a livestreamed .
The weather forecast for the remainder of Sunday and Monday “is not good,” Elizalde warned. “They account for extreme temperatures and therefore the situation makes combating forest fires more complex.”
Photograph: Burning houses during a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile, on Jan. 18, 2025; photo credit: Guillermo Salgado/AFP/Getty Images
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