Living 'hell' in towns gutted by deadly wildfires in Chile
(last modified Sun, 04 Feb 2024 08:27:02 GMT )
Feb 04, 2024 08:27 UTC

Firefighters and civilians continue battling the wildfires that are raging Central Chile as death toll hit 46, according to President Gabriel Boric Font.

"This was hell. Explosions, cars...," says 61-year-old driver Rodrigo Pulgar who managed to put out fires that began to rush over his house, in El Olivar, Valparaiso region.

43,000 hectares and thousands of houses have been affected in different cities in the region.

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