According to officials, the flames in Chile have killed at least 99 people so far, making it one of the deadliest in the nation’s history, as of Sunday.
Alvaro Hormazabal, the head of SENAPRED for the national disaster service, reported that as of Sunday am, firefighters were fighting 34 fires and had 43 others under control.
While visiting the wildfire-affected Quilpue district earlier, President Gabriel Boric stated that more deaths were anticipated and referred to the conflagration as the worst since the 2010 earthquake and tsunami.
Over the weekend, temperatures in the Valparaiso coastal region reached as high as 40 degrees Celsius, making the present rescue efforts more difficult.
Hormazabal predicted that “weather conditions will continue to be complicated.”
