More than a hundred people have been killed in fires that have swept through Chile, and authorities are likely to increase the number of victims, noting that emergency teams are struggling to put out fires that threaten urban areas.
Authorities said areas around tourist coastal cities were the hardest hit and rescue teams were struggling to reach all affected areas.
Authorities imposed a curfew from 9 p.m. in the worst-affected areas, deploying military personnel to help firefighters stop the blaze spread, while helicopters splashed water in an attempt to put out the flames from the air. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared two days of national mourning. According to the authorities, hundreds of people are missing, and the number of damaged houses has exceeded a thousand.