Dozens of raging wildfires in Chile claimed at least four lives while torching some 14,000 hectares, authorities reported on Friday, as a summer heat wave engulfs a large swath of the South American country.
The deaths occurred in the town of Santa Juana in Biobio, a region some 310 miles south of Santiago, the capital.
Interior Minister Carolina Toha said the victims died while driving, and said the government was evaluating other incidents, including serious injuries sustained by firefighters. The government has declared states of catastrophe in Biobio and neighboring Nuble, both of which are home to farms and forests, allowing for the deployment of soldiers and greater coordination in firefighting and public security.
Hundreds of homes have been damaged as 39 fires rage across the country, Toha said, with the blazes concentrated in Nuble and Biobio, as well as the region of La Araucania.
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