Forest Fires Devastate Chile’s Valparaíso Region

By Christine Frapech

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February 7, 2024 12:12 p.m.

A woman puts out a forest fire affecting the hills in Quilpué comune, Valparaíso region, Chile on February 3, 2024. The region of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, in central Chile, woke up on Saturday with a partial ... A woman puts out a forest fire affecting the hills in Quilpué comune, Valparaíso region, Chile on February 3, 2024. The region of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, in central Chile, woke up on Saturday with a partial curfew to allow the movement of evacuees and the transfer of emergency equipment in the midst of a series of unprecedented fires, authorities reported. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS

Over the weekend, Chile’s coastal Valparaíso region was hit hard by forest fires, leaving thousands of burnt homes and an uncertain death toll. Over 100 people have been reported dead and hundreds are still missing. Residents and firefighters worked together to battle the flames and clear the wreckage. This is likely the biggest tragedy to hit Chile since the 2010 earthquake that killed hundreds.

People watch the fire spreading from a hillside in Valparaíso, Chile — Residents of a Valparaíso neighborhood look at the cloud of smoke produced by forest fires in Viña del Mar on February 2, 2024. A huge mushroom cloud of smoke hangs over tourist areas in central Chile, including Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, where a forest fire broke out on Friday, threatening hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of residents. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images)

Residents being evacuated from their homes as wildfire spreads in Viña del Mar, Chile — Residents of a Valparaíso neighborhood look at the cloud of smoke produced by forest fires in Viña del Mar on February 2, 2024. A huge mushroom cloud of smoke hangs over tourist areas in central Chile, including Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, where a forest fire broke out on Friday, threatening hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of residents. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images)

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