Chile issues evacuation while the wilderness of anger in the south of the country, killing at least 1
Chilean authorities on Sunday issued two warnings for evacuation for the southern region of La Araucanía as fires rabies. At least one person died.
The country’s government announced that the move aims to protect more than 860,000 people.
The Chile’s government ordered evacuation in the regions of immediate risk, urging residents to leave their homes and seek refuge in safe areas. He did not give the figures on the damage or number of people evacuated after the Associated Press request.
The authorities confirmed the death of an 84-year-old woman who was evacuated, but eventually returned home.
La Araucanía, south of the capital of Santiago, faced a wave of forest fires that quickly spread due to high temperatures, strong winds and droughts. Authorities have issued a red warning in several parts of the region while the fire teams fight flames.
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric, who ordered a police watch in the affected regions on Saturdaysaid some “intentional” fires recently and called for an investigation. Police arrested five people this weekend in a relationship with a case.
The fires recently devastated 33,406 hectares in Chile, 44% less than last year, the authorities said. Much of these flashes are in La Araucanía.
Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, increased fires in the region this weekend.
“These temperatures are not normal at all, they are above normal range. Unfortunately, with climate change, they seem to be more frequent,” Reuters Andres Moncada, a meteorologist at Chile Meteorological Service, told Reuters.
Dozens of people were killed last year and over 1,000 homes were destroyed Because of forest fires In the Valparaiso region. These fires were also encouraged by intense heat waves and winds.
