Chile

6,000 evacuated as forest fire sweeps through central Chile

Mar 13, 2017 18:00

Around 6,000 people have been forced from their homes in Chile as firefighters struggle to contain a massive blaze sweeping through forests in central parts of the country.
Violence erupts between police, striking miners in Chile

Mar 02, 2017 13:33

Police in Chile have used teargas and water cannons to disperse striking, stone-throwing workers at the world’s biggest copper mine in the northern part of the country.
Russia, Brazil rush planes to fight raging Chile fires

Jan 31, 2017 12:24

Firefighting airplanes from Russia and Brazil have arrived in Chile to help combat the country’s raging wildfires which have so far displaced thousands of people and reduced vast stretches of forests to ashes.