At the press conference on February 5, a reporter asked that 112 people have died and more than 300 people are missing due to serious wildfires in Chile recently. Are there any Chinese citizens**?
On February 3, 2024 local time, a forest fire broke out in the city of Viña del Mar, Valparaiso Region, Chile. Source: Visual China.
Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for China, said that the severe wildfire in Chile caused heavy losses of people and property, which is distressing. China expresses its condolences to the victims and extends condolences to their families and the injured. We believe that under the strong leadership of Chile, the Chilean people will be able to overcome difficulties and rebuild their homeland. It is understood that there are no Chinese citizens in the fire at present**.
Wang Wenbin (data map) Source: **
The Chilean Ministry of the Interior confirmed on the evening of February 4 local time that the death toll from forest fires in the Valparaiso region of central Chile has risen to 112. Viña del Mar, a seaside tourist city in the Valparaiso region, was the hardest hit. Multiple aerial photographs** on the 4th showed that large areas of Viña del Mar were scorched after the disaster, and residents rummaged through the burned houses for the remaining belongings.
In addition to the confirmed death toll, hundreds of people are missing and thousands of homes have been destroyed in the multi-day fire, according to Chilean officials earlier in the day.
Chile's ** Boric made a national televised speech on the same day, announcing two days of national mourning from the 5th local time. "Chile is facing a very tragic tragedy, and the number of people is likely to rise significantly," he said.
According to CNN, the head of Chile's national disaster prevention department said on the 4th that there are currently 161 ** points in Chile, of which 40 have not been controlled, and another 19 are under observation. Chile** has sent its military to assist the fire department in containing the spread of the fire, while using water sprinklers to extinguish the fire.
The mayor of the Valparaíso region, Mundaka, said at a press conference that there were several fire points in the fire at the same time** and that it could not be ruled out that it was caused by deliberate arson.
The central region of Chile is experiencing a heat wave, with temperatures reaching as high as 40 in some areas, and high temperatures, drought and variable winds have complicated firefighting efforts. Many places in Chile have entered a state of emergency and imposed a curfew from the 2nd.
* |Global Times-Global Network Chen Qingqing, CCTV News.