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13 people dead as Chile battles raging wildfires

Bernama
Bernama
04/02/2023
06:02 MYT
13 people dead as Chile battles raging wildfires
Thirteen people have died in south-central Chile amid forest fires raging through several regions, disaster management authority Senapred informed. - REUTERS/Filepic
SANTIAGO: Thirteen people have died in south-central Chile amid forest fires raging through several regions, disaster management authority Senapred informed.
"A total of 13 people have died as a result of forest fires in the Biobio, Nuble and La Araucania regions," Senapred said in a statement Friday, reported Sputnik.
A 37-year-old female firefighter, as well as the pilot and the mechanic of a helicopter that was battling a fire in the village of Galvarino, are among the dead.
There are currently 178 wildfires raging in Chile, covering about 8,000 hectares of land.
-- BERNAMA
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