According to comprehensive Sky News and Reuters reports, on February 3, local time, Chile's ** Boric said that Chilean forest fires have killed at least 46 people and destroyed about 1,100 houses.
Boric said that the number of victims will increase in the coming hours, taking into account the circumstances of the tragedy.
On February 2, local time, a forest fire broke out in Chile, and vehicles and houses were burned in the fire. Picture from Visual China.
According to Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toja earlier on the 3rd, 92 forest fires broke out in the central and southern parts of the country. The authorities' biggest concern is that some of the fires are taking place very close to populated areas and "have a high probability of affecting residents, homes and facilities."
"This year's burned area is much smaller than last year's, but the number of hectares affected is currently increasing rapidly," Toha added. It is reported that from February 2 to February 3 local time, the burned area increased from 30,000 hectares to 43,000 hectares.
Agence France-Presse previously reported that Boric had declared a state of emergency in the early morning of the 3rd in the provinces of Valparaiso and Margamalga, which were severely affected by the fire.
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