International Desk: At least 22 people have been killed in hundreds of wildfires in different parts of south-central Chile. 554 people were injured. Carolina Toha, the South American country’s interior minister, gave this information at a press conference on Saturday, February 4, local time. News on CNN
Toha said another 16 people have suffered serious burns, whose conditions are critical. Usually, the amount of forest and forest land that is lost in a year has already been destroyed by fire this year.
President Gabriel Boric said neighboring Argentina would send firefighters and equipment to fight fires in south-central Chile.
According to Chile’s Ministry of Interior, the fire spread to various parts of the country.Hundreds of houses were burned to ashes. People have been safely evacuated from their homes in some places.
On the other hand, last Friday, Chili, the capital of the Nubal region, had a temperature of 38 degrees, according to the meteorological office. Along with the heat, the conditions deteriorated rapidly due to the strong winds.
