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(Reuters) - At least 46 people have died from forest fires raging in central Chile, President Gabriel Boric said on Saturday, warning that the death toll is likely to rise.
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Chilean authorities have introduced a 9 p.m. curfew in the hardest-hit areas and sent in the military to help firefighters stem the spread of fires, while helicopters dumped water to try to douse the flames from the air. Boric, announcing two days of national mourning starting on Monday, said Chile should prepare itself for more bad news. "We know that figure is going to grow, it's going to grow significantly," Boric said in a televised speech to the nation, adding, "We are facing a tragedy of very great magnitude."
(Reuters) -Fires devastating parts of central Chile have killed at least 64 people and the country faces a "tragedy of very great magnitude," President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday, as he warned that the death toll likely will surge in coming days.