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‘Like a war zone’: Chile wildfire death toll reaches 123 amid race to clear rubble | Chile | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/05/chile-fires-death-toll

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‘Like a war zone’: Chile wildfire death toll reaches 123 amid race to clear rubble

Death count for Chile’s worst natural disaster in years expected to climb as official two-day mourning period begins

The Guardian
Drone footage shows Chile forest fire devastation

At least 112 people have been killed in Chile's Valparaiso region.

BBC News

🔥 Tragic news from Chile: forest fires claimed 100+ lives, prompting a state of emergency. Coastal cities engulfed in smoke, central regions evacuated: a dire situation worsened by heatwaves, with Santiago facing temperatures over 33°C. #ChileFires

🔥 Trágicas noticias desde Chile: los incendios forestales se cobran 100+ vidas, provocando el estado de emergencia. Una situación calamitosa empeorada por las olas de calor, con Santiago enfrentando temperaturas de mas de 33°C.

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At least 112 dead as authorities struggle to contain forest fires in Chile | Chile | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/04/authorities-struggle-to-contain-forest-fires-in-chile

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At least 112 dead as authorities struggle to contain forest fires in Chile

People told to evacuate homes as quickly as possible and curfews declared in cities most heavily affected

The Guardian

Chile wildfires: 64 dead as wildfire tears through Valparaiso region
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-68197170

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'It was like hell': Dozens killed in Chile wildfires

Officials have warned the death toll is likely to rise as rescue teams reach the hardest hit areas.

BBC News

Chile is facing a summer of mega-fires after over a decade of megadrought that has dried out forests and wells. The fires are among the deadliest and most destructive in the country’s history, fueled by record-high temperatures and strong winds. The climate crisis is hitting hard on Chile’s people and ecosystems, exposing the vulnerability of monoculture plantations and water management policies.

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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09042023/chile-megadrought-megafires/

More Than a Decade of Megadrought Brought a Summer of Megafires to Chile - Inside Climate News

CHIGUAYANTE, Chile—As the dark curtain descended, turning the blazing afternoon sun over the braided currents of the Bío Bío River into a burnt orange twilight, a firefighting helicopter with a gigantic bucket dangling below it emerged from the gloom and followed the river back toward the city of Concepcion. Life in Chiguayante, across the river […]

Inside Climate News
A unique perspective of what the refill process looks like- and how quick the turn around time is to fill the tanks of DC-10 VLAT 912 operating contractor 10Tanker between drops. Refilling 9,400 gallons and back at it!
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“Success is best when it's shared."-Howard Schultz. So much goes into one drop. The amazing ground effort at CONAF_minagri Base Operations to load the DC10 VLAT912 by the #Bomberos De #Chile. The armada_chile lead p-295 and the DC10. As a #team with #tentanker help Chile. #AvgeeksofMastodon #avgeek #ChileFires #chilewildfires
The Chilean government announced that the crisis caused by the wave of #incendios , which until this Saturday left 24 dead and devastated more than 440,000 hectares, is beginning to be overcome after 10 days of emergency.
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