2017 Chile wildfires

2017 Chile wildfires
Satellite image of the fires, captured by NASA on January 25, 2017.
Location  Chile
Statistics
Total fires 2,977 (As of January 27, 2017)
Total area 1,250,000 acres (5,059 km2) [1]
Buildings
destroyed		 1000+
Fatalities 11

The 2017 Chile wildfires are a series of wildfires that burned across Chile during January 2017.

Impact

On January 27–28, a wildfire described as the worst in Chile's modern history killed at least 11 people, including five firefighters and destroyed the town of Santa Olga in the central Maule Region, displacing thousands of people.[2][3]

Reactions

On January 20, the Chilean government declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires.[4]

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet cancelled her planned visit to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, for the fifth CELAC Summit on January 24–25 due to the wildfires.[5]

International support

A wildfire burning in Pirque, Santiago Metropolitan Region, on January 21, 2017.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/30/homes-evacuated-in-chile-amid-battle-to-control-wildfires
  2. ↑ Chile's worst wildfires destroy Santa Olga town, death toll rises to 10
  3. ↑ Chile: Deadly wildfires displace thousands
  4. ↑ Chile declares state of emergency due to massive wildfires
  5. ↑ Raging wildfires force Chile leader to skip Dominican Summit
  6. 1 2 3
  7. ↑ https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/chile-battles-worst-wildfire-in-countrys-history
  8. ↑ Chile continues to fight massive wildfires
  9. 1 2 Chile Thanks EU Firefighters for Collaboration on Wildfires
  10. 1 2 3 Chile Receives International Aid for Wildfire Crisis
  11. 1 2 EU Teams Help Bring Chile's Worst Wildfires in 50 Years Under Control
  12. 1 2 Correction: Chile-Wildfires story
  13. 1 2 3 Chile's Neighbors Send Help to Fight Worst Forest Fires in its History
  14. ↑ Chile's President Says Cataclysmic Wildfires Are Largely Under Control
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