Chilean government imposes curfew due to wildfires.
Local authorities consider this the biggest natural emergency since the 2010 earthquake.
247 - The Chilean government, led by President Gabriel Boric, has decreed a curfew in four cities. At least 99 people have died since Friday due to forest fires in the country. More than 1,6 people are displaced in the Valparaíso region and 200 are missing. Local authorities consider this the biggest natural emergency since the 2010 earthquake, which left 525 dead and thousands injured. The Interior Ministry reported this weekend that at least 92 forest fires were burning in the center and south of the country.
President Gabriel Boric warned that the death toll could rise. "If you are instructed to evacuate, do not hesitate to do so. The fires are advancing rapidly and the weather conditions have made control difficult. There are high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity," he said in a speech broadcast on national television.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), headed by Mauro Vieira, stated that the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) "expresses deep regret" due to deaths caused by fires. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry stated that it is monitoring the situation of Brazilians in the South American country.