51 dead as a result of the fire in the central forests of Chile / the risk of the fire spreading to urban areas

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Chilean authorities announced due to widespread fires in the forests of the regions So far, at least 51 people have been killed in central Chile, and the number of casualties is likely to increase, and there is a risk of the fire spreading to urban areas.

According to this report, black smoke Faraz has engulfed an area in central Chile that is home to nearly a million people, as firefighters use helicopters and fire trucks to contain the flames.

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The authorities stated that areas near the coastal city of Vina del Mar suffered from extreme heat due to this fire. It has become a precedent and the rescue teams are fighting the flames to reach the areas affected by the fire.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Chile stated about this The available information and evidence show that the number of casualties will increase sharply in the coming hours. The conditions in some areas are very dangerous and we are witnessing the worst environmental crisis in the country since the 2010 earthquake in which about 500 people died. were killed.

He added: The areas affected by the fire are much smaller than the area where the fire occurred last year, but this time, the area affected by the fire quickly It is becoming more widespread.

This Chilean official noted that the biggest concern of the country’s authorities is that the flames in some areas are very close to urban areas and the possibility that more people and residential houses and affect other facilities, it is too much.

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Gabriel Boric, the president of Chile, also said in a televised message: “The situation is very, very difficult.”

Forest fires in the summer are not uncommon in Chile. Last year, as a result of unprecedented heat, about 27 people lost their lives and 400 thousand hectares of the country’s forest areas caught fire.

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