There are 260 fires ravaging the South American nation, of which 148 are already under control.
AP | Work is also underway to send aid from Mexico, Colombia or Brazil, among other countries.
The forest fires that have ravaged southern Chile with force since Thursday have caused the death of 24 people and the destruction of 800 homes, authorities reported on Sunday, at a time when international aid began to arrive in the nation.
There are 260 fires ravaging the South American nation, of which 148 are already under control. Firefighters continue to fight 51, of which 28 are particularly serious. In addition, there are 10 detainees for their possible link to the origin of the fires, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, reported in his latest balance.
Monsalve pointed out that the weather conditions are more favorable on Sunday for the containment of these fires but the authorities continue working to prepare for next week where the forecasts announce extreme weather conditions favorable for the spread of the fire.
Meanwhile, international aid has already begun to arrive in the country, after the intense management of President Gabriel Boric. Argentina promised the arrival of brigade members and on the other side of the Atlantic, the president of the Spanish government Pedro Sánchez announced the departure of an Air Force plane with 50 soldiers from the Military Emergency Unit “and state-of-the-art material that includes drones” to cooperate in putting out fires, something in which the European country has experience.
“In Spain we are well aware of the drama of forest fires,” Sánchez tweeted, announcing the shipment of aid, which was thanked by Boric.
“Thank you very much Pedro, to you and to the Spanish people, for your quick support in these difficult times. Solidarity crosses oceans!” replied the Chilean president, who held a meeting on Sunday morning with the private sector, which is collaborating in the fight against the fire, before traveling again to the field, to the Bío Bío region. .
Work is also underway to send aid from Mexico, Colombia or Brazil, among other countries.
On the other hand, the work of rebuilding homes has begun, but also that of “reconstruction of lives”, said the spokesperson minister Camila Vallejo since many of those affected, from predominantly agricultural and livestock areas, have also lost their means. of life.
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