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‘The Greatest Forest Disaster in Our History’: Wildfires Tear Through Chile

The central Chilean region of Bío Bío on Monday.
JAN. 25, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/world/americas/chile-wildfires.html


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NASA satellite spots fires raging in Chile


Jan. 26, 2017
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2017/01/26/NASA-satellite-spots-fires-raging-in-Chile/4221485487485/ph2/ [no comments yet]


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Worst Wildfires in Chile's History

Smoke from forest fires is seen rising above a town called Pumanque in the O’Higgins region of Chile on January 20, 2017.
Jan 26, 2017 - 24 Photos
The Chilean government has asked for international assistance and declared a state of emergency in some southern regions, after the worst forest fires in the nation’s history have destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres of forest, forced thousands to flee, and burned villages and farms to the ground. Decades of drought have worsened this year’s fire season, leading to as many as 85 major fires burning concurrently across Chile today, overwhelming local agencies.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/01/worst-wildfires-in-chiles-history/514583/ [with comments]


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Death toll rises as wildfire wipes out Chilean town of Santa Olga

Santa Olga has been left in ruins as ferocious fires continue to ravage Chile. Large bushfires have devastated wide swaths of the South American country since November, killing 10 and displacing thousands.
27.01.2017
http://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-rises-as-wildfire-wipes-out-chilean-town-of-santa-olga/a-37295124 [with embedded video]


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The Worst Wildfires in Chile’s History Revealed in Pictures

Smoke billows from a forest fire around Valparaiso, in the country's biggest blaze in recent history.
A number of factors have conspired against the central region of Chile, resulting in 77 active wildfires and 714,000 acres burned.
January 27, 2017
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/chile-wildfires-photos/ [no comments yet]


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Chile wildfires: At least 11 die in catastrophe

The town of Santa Olga was wiped out by the wildfires.

A woman wipes tears amid the remains of Santa Olga, a small town ravaged by the fires.
Officials looking into what caused them
Experts from abroad helping out
Updated January 28, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/americas/chile-wildfires/index.html [with embedded video]


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