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Wildfires in Chile
Wildfires have been raging across Chile since February 2, 2023 caused by a mix of a summer heat wave, strong winds, climate change and a Pacific Ocean weather condition called La Nina.
More than 1,000 homes have been affected or destroyed, Twenty-four people are confirmed to have died and the fires have spread across more than 294,000 hectares (1,100 square miles) several dozen of which have been classified as "red alert fires".
Chile's Interior Ministry reported so far, more than 889,000 acres of forests have been destroyed. According to official reports, Over 6,000 firefighters, many of them mainly volunteers have been trying to control more than 300 active fires, including 90 that are raging out of control.
Following a request for assistance from Chile, France, Portugal and Spain deployed more than 250 firefighters, coordination experts, and medical personnel to the most affected areas via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
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| Tipo de evento: | Fires |
| Local do evento: | Chile |
| Data da Ativação da Carta: | 2023-02-10 |
| Tempo de Ativação da Carta: | 13:17 |
| Zona de Tempo da Ativação da Carta: | UTC-03:00 |
| Requisitante da Carta: | Ministry of Interior and Public Safety (ONEMI) |
| ID da Ativação: | 799 |
| Gerenciamento de projeto: | Marcelo Duran (Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN)) |
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of Araucanía, Cities of Mulchén and Victoria.
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of the Ñuble, City of Chillán.
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Biobío Region, Tomé City.
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Biobio Region, Santa Juana City
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of Ñuble, Cities of Quirihue and Ninhue.
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of Araucanía, City of Galvarino.
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of the Rivers, City of Valdivia.
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