Chile heat wave exacerbates forest fires, causes public health risk

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A heat wave that has hit Chile this week with record temperatures in some areas and a lack of rainfall has intensified forest fires that have already burned more than 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres)in the South American nation.

Dozens of people have had to evacuate their homes because of the fires and the capital Santiago is under a public health alert due to a cloud of smoke, officials said on Friday.

Among several localities in the Valparaiso region, around 40 homes have been evacuated and a dozen homes have been destroyed. Earlier this week, Chile's government said it was sending more resources to control the spread of wildfires.

 

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