2024 Chile wildfires

2024 Chile wildfires
Date(s)1–5 February 2024[1]
Location
Statistics
Total fires165[2]
Total area6,800 hectares
Impacts
Deaths137
Non-fatal injuries1,100+[3]
Missing people370+
Structures destroyed14,000+[2]
Damage$4.39 billion (estimated)
Ignition
Cause

In February 2024, a series of wildfires broke out in Chile, affecting multiple regions including Valparaíso, O'Higgins, Maule, Biobío, and Los Lagos.[4] The most severe incidents occurred in the Valparaíso Region as of 5 February 2024.[5] The Chilean government labeled the fires as the country's worst disaster since the 2010 Chile earthquake,[6] and declared a two-day national mourning period.[7]

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  3. ^ "ACAPS Briefing Note - Chile: Wildfires in the central region(12 February 2024)". ReliefWeb. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ Nares, Paulina (3 February 2024). "Al menos 19 muertos por incendios en Valparaíso, Chile, informa el Gobierno". CNN Chile. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas". AP News. 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Incendios sin control en Chile: elevan a 56 la cifra de muertos y ya es la peor tragedia del país desde el terremoto de 2010". Clarín (Chilean newspaper). 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  7. ^ Rubio, Paz (4 February 2024). "Presidente Boric decreta duelo nacional por fallecidos en incendios de Valparaíso: "Es la tragedia más grande que hemos vivido desde el terremoto del 27-F"". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.