Chile's government widened areas under a state of emergency Friday amid wildfires that have consumed some 8,000 hectares (19,700 acres) as the South American nation endures a summer heat wave across southern and central swathes of the country.
Interior Minister Carolina Toha said Friday morning the government had declared a catastrophe in the region of Biobio, joining its neighbor region Nuble, which President Gabriel Boric announced Thursday evening.Boric will travel to the regions after cutting his summer vacation short.
The catastrophe declaration allows the deployment of the armed forces and provides greater coordination in firefighting and public security. Hundreds of homes have been damaged by dozens of fires, authorities said Friday. Thirty-eight are raging between the central capital city of Santiago and the country's south, with the worst seen in Nuble and Biobio, as well as the Araucania region.
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