Chile wildfires kill at least 23 people as 40C heat hampers effort to stop spread

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Sixty-six people hurt and 1,500 seeking refuge in shelters after 800 homes were destroyed

Record summer temperatures of more than 40C are hampering efforts to tackle dozens of wildfires across centralthat have killed at least 23 people, destroyed 800 homes and prompted the declaration of a state of emergency in three regions.

– which are home to many grape, apple and berry farms as well as large tracts of forest land. By Friday, 40,000 hectares had been burned by the fires, according to official data. She also suggested the fires should serve as yet another wake-up call about the effects of the climate emergency.

 

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