{"id":2167117,"date":"2024-02-03T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T21:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-19-dead-in-chile-forest-fires-state-of-emergency-declared\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T16:59:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T21:59:47","slug":"at-least-19-dead-in-chile-forest-fires-state-of-emergency-declared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-19-dead-in-chile-forest-fires-state-of-emergency-declared\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile forest fires claim 19 lives, emergency declared"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-19-dead-in-chile-forest-fires-state-of-emergency-declared%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2167117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Residents push \u200ba car \u2062away from a burning forest\u200b fire engulfing \u200dhomes in Villa Alemana, Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, Feb. 2, \u200c2024. (Andres Pina, Aton Chile via \u200bAP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril \u2064Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>1:56 \u200cPM \u2013 Saturday, February 3,\u2063 2024<\/h3>\n<p>A state of emergency has been declared in Chile as forest fires are spreading \u2062through the nation, <strong>killing at \u2062least \u200b19 people \u200dso far and leaving thousands homeless.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,100 homes have been destroyed and \u2062 <strong>at least 19\u2062 people have died<\/strong> as a\u200c result of intense forest\u200d fires encircling a heavily populated area of central \u200cChile, according to officials on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Interior \u200dMinister Carolina Toh\u00e1 stated that, \u200das a result of this week\u2019s abnormally high temperatures, \u200c92 forest fires are presently raging in Chile\u2019s south \u200cand center.<\/p>\n<p>She reported that since Friday, at least 19,770 acres had burned due to two fires that were close to the towns of Quilpu\u00e9 and Villa Alemana.<\/p>\n<p>A fire was posing a threat to Vi\u00f1a del\u200b Mar,\u2063 a \u2063coastal resort town\u2063 that has already experienced \u2063significant damage to certain neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>Many blocks \u2062of residences and \u2062businesses in the\u2064 hillside \u200bneighborhood of\u2063 Villa Independencia on the eastern edge of town were totally\u2063 destroyed.\u2064 The streets were littered with burned-out cars with shattered windows.<\/p>\n<p>Rolando Fern\u00e1ndez, one\u200c of the residents who lost his home, spoke with the press, saying he has been\u2063 left with \u200bnothing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve\u2063 been here for 32 years \u2063and never imagined this would happen,\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez\u200d said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked my whole life,\u200c and now I\u2019m\u200c left with nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To put out the fires, Toh\u00e1 said that three shelters had been set up in the Valpara\u00edso region and\u200b that over 450 firefighters and 19 helicopters had been sent to the \u2063area. <\/p>\n<p>She also stated that rescue teams were still having trouble getting to the neighborhoods that had been\u2062 hit \u200bthe hardest. Neighborhoods on the \u2063outskirts of \u200bVi\u00f1a del Mar have been affected by the fires that are burning in\u2064 difficult-to-reach mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Blackouts have been reported by officials as a consequence of\u200c the fire. According to Toh\u00e1, three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexicos-herrell-wants-answers-from-mayorkas-on-immigrants-entering-u-s-without-medical-crime-checks\/\" title=\"New Mexico\u2019s Herrell Wants Answers from Mayorkas on Immigrants Entering U.S. Without Medical, Crime Checks\">senior living facilities<\/a> \u2062and\u2062 four hospitals\u2062 in \u200dthe\u2064 Valpara\u00edso \u200barea had to be evacuated, and the fire also destroyed two bus terminals.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news\u200b blasts \u2064directly to your\u200b inbox\u200d for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t<strong>Share this\u2062 post!<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Fani Willis admits to dating\u200b her special prosecutor, CENTCOM orders strikes in Syria and \u2064we say\u200d goodbye to Carl Weathers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Donald Trump, \u2064Nikki\u200c Haley,\u200b Republican,\u2063 Nevada, Cameron Breckenridge, Separate Ballots,<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>HR 6976 deports illegal immigrants caught driving intoxicated. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>From consequential fallout in the Middle East to campaign events in the Wolverine State.\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe\u2064 into Tesla\u00a0vehicles over power steering loss \u200cto an engineering\u2064 analysis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0has \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peaceful-pro-life-activists-face-up-to-11-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Pro-life activists may face up to 11 years in prison despite their peaceful actions\">started taking pre-orders<\/a> for a new China-specific\u2064 AI chip with prices on par with a rival product from Huawei.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Tesla chief executive and a board seen as \u2064captive to him must \u200dfind\u200c a way \u2063to negotiate a replacement contract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Qualcomm\u00a0forecast fiscal second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-says-more-confidence-needed-on-inflation-front-before-rate-cuts-can-start\/\" title=\"Fed wants more confidence in inflation before rate cuts can begin\">-quarter profit slightly<\/a> above Wall Street estimates and sales\u200d in \u2064line with market expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200d rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064How many people have been \u200caffected by the \u2062fires and what measures are being taken to provide assistance?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  A State of \u2064Emergency Declared in Chile as Forest Fires Rage On<\/p>\n<p>Chile is currently facing a severe crisis as forest fires continue to spread\u2064 across the nation, causing significant damage and loss of life. The government has declared \u2064a state of emergency \u200cas\u200c firefighters and rescue teams battle to contain the fires and provide assistance to affected communities.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, at least 19 people have tragically lost their lives due to the fires, and thousands have been left homeless. Approximately 1,100 homes \u200chave been \u2064destroyed, leaving families without\u2062 shelter and basic necessities. The\u200c scale of destruction is immense, and the impact on local communities is devastating.<\/p>\n<p>The fires primarily engulfed a \u2063heavily populated area in\u2064 central Chile. Reports indicate that a total of 92 fires are currently raging in the country&#8217;s\u200d south and center.\u2062 Interior\u200c Minister Carolina Toh\u00e1\u200b attributed the unusually high temperatures this \u2062week as a major contributing factor \u2064to the rapid spread of\u200b the \u200cfires.<\/p>\n<p>Over 19,770 acres of land have already burned, with two major fires near\u2062 the \u200btowns of Quilpu\u00e9 and\u200c Villa Alemana causing the most destruction. The coastal resort town of Vi\u00f1a\u2064 del Mar is also under threat,\u2062 with certain neighborhoods already experiencing significant damage. Entire blocks of \u200dresidences and\u200c businesses in the hillside neighborhood\u200d of Villa Independencia have been completely\u2062 destroyed, leaving debris and burned-out\u200b cars\u200b in\u200d their wake.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is dire for those who have lost everything in the fires. Rolando Fern\u00e1ndez, a resident who lost his home, expressed his disbelief, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been here for 32 years and never \u200dimagined this would happen. I&#8217;ve worked my whole life, and now\u2064 I&#8217;m\u2064 left with \u2064nothing.&#8221; The emotional toll is immeasurable as\u2062 families grapple with the\u200b loss of their\u2063 homes,\u2063 possessions, and, most importantly, their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to extinguish the fires and provide relief are underway. Minister \u200cToh\u00e1 reported that three shelters have been set up in the \u2063Valpara\u00edso region, providing temporary accommodation for those displaced by the fires. Additionally, more \u200dthan 450 firefighters and 19 helicopters have been dispatched to the affected areas in an attempt to contain\u2063 the fires. However, rescue teams are \u2063encountering difficulties reaching the hardest-hit neighborhoods, particularly those located in mountainous and challenging terrain.<\/p>\n<p>The fires have also resulted in blackouts, further exacerbating the challenges faced by residents and emergency responders. The\u2062 situation is fluid, and authorities are closely\u2062 monitoring the fires&#8217; progression and adapting their strategies accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>International support and solidarity are crucial during this difficult time. The Chilean government has called\u200d for assistance from neighboring countries and international organizations to help combat the fires and support affected communities. The global community must\u2063 come together to extend a \u2064helping hand to those in need and provide the necessary \u2064resources to address this crisis effectively.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 the fires continue to rage on, it\u2064 is imperative that the focus remains on the safety and well-being of the affected communities. Efforts to contain\u2064 the fires,\u200b provide shelter, and support those who have lost everything require immediate attention \u200cand\u2062 action. The long-term impact of these fires on Chile&#8217;s environment, economy, and society will undoubtedly be far-reaching, necessitating a comprehensive recovery and rebuilding plan.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2062 face of this tragedy, the \u200bstrength \u2063and resilience of the Chilean\u2064 people will undoubtedly shine through. \u2064However, \u200bthe \u200dsupport and solidarity of the international community will be instrumental in helping Chile overcome this crisis and begin the long process of rebuilding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Least 10 people and destroying numerous homes. Residents in Villa Alemana, Valparaiso, bravely joined forces to push a car away from the raging flames. The situation is dire, and authorities are working tirelessly to contain the fires and ensure the safety of the affected communities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2167118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dims.apnews-27.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2167117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dims.apnews-27.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2167117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2167117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2167117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2167118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2167117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2167117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2167117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}