SANTIAGO (AP): Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris on Monday from neighbourhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death toll to 122. Hundreds of people.
Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris from neighbourhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several.
The fires appeared to have diminished by Monday morning after burning intensely since Friday on the eastern edge of the city of Viña del Mar. Two other towns in the Valparaíso region, Quilpé and Villa Alemana, also have been hit hard, and President Gabriel Boric said Sunday that at least 3,000 homes had been burnt down in the area.
SANTIAGO: Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris on Monday (Feb 5) from neighbourhoods devastated by wildfires over the last few days, as officials raised the death tol
Chilean officials raised the death toll from a series of recent wildfires to 122 Monday, with hundreds of others still unaccounted for as rescuers scour affected areas.