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Chile Wildfires Kill 19 as State of Catastrophe Triggers Mass Evacuations

Extreme heat with high winds keeps multiple major fronts burning.

Overview

  • Officials report more than 50,000 people evacuated, with curfews and military support in the hardest‑hit areas of Ñuble and Biobío.
  • Authorities confirm 325 homes destroyed and roughly 1,500 people affected, with damage tallies still under assessment.
  • Senapred lists about 23 active fires in combat nationwide, including several large incidents concentrated in the two southern regions.
  • Fire crews, police and armed forces continue large deployments with scores of aircraft and thousands of responders as burned area exceeds 20,000 hectares.
  • Prosecutors have opened inquiries into the origins of the fires, with regional leaders pointing to possible intentional ignitions.