Devastating raging wildfires in southern Chile have left at least 19 dead and affected more than 1,500 local residents.
The ongoing situation prompted outgoing Chilean leftist President Gabriel Boric to declare a state of emergency for the affected regions of Ñuble and Biobío.
“There are more than 630 people sheltered, there are 9 shelters that are operational, we have recorded more than 1,500 people affected, 325 homes destroyed, and more than 1,100 under evaluation,” Chilean Security Minister Luis Cordero said during a Sunday night emergency press conference in which he catalogued the ongoing wildfires as a “mega fire” and compared it to past ones experienced by the South American country...
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