Wildfires that have been raging across Chile for more than a week have now killed at least 26 people and left more than 2,000 injured.
Over 1,500 homes have also been completely destroyed by the fires, leaving thousands more homeless as a heatwave has enveloped the region with temperatures reaching upwards of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Over 6,000 firefighters -- many of them mainly volunteers -- are currently on the ground trying to control more than 323 active fires, including 90 that are raging out of control, according to officials. The Chilean government have now put three regions in the south-central part of the country -- Biobio, La Araucaunia and Nuble -- on high alert and Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Toha said that a curfew will be declared in these regions.
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