Chile wildfires: Hundreds missing as thousands of homes burn - BBC News

More than 120 people have been killed in the fires and the number of dead is expected to rise further.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, Residents became trapped in their homes as the fire moved quickly, four residents died in this houseBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsHundreds of people are missing as wildfires continue to raze homes in Chile's Valparaíso region.

More than 120 people have been killed in the fires, which have burned down thousands of homes.

President Gabriel Boric said the blaze was "the worst catastrophe to hit the country since the earthquake of 27 February 2010", in which more than 500 people died.

The smoke from the fires could be seen from space, satellite images showed.

The fires broke out last week amid an unusual heat wave that had drawn tourists to the seaside towns of Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, which are normally cooled by sea breezes.

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