Wildfires add to Chile’s climate change woes
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Loading... - Florencia Sandoval
- 07 Feb 2023
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The wildfires raging through south-central Chile will leave a major reconstruction bill that not only underscores the increasing extreme weather events, but also the vulnerabilities of the country's infrastructure.
As of Monday morning, 26 people had died and 279,154 hectares had been consumed by the fires, according to disaster prevention and response agency Senapred. The most affected regions are Maule, Ñuble, Biobío and Araucanía.
In addition, 1,159 houses have been destroyed alongside two health centers. Meanwhile, 42 rural potable water systems and 276 telecom antennas had been reported as damaged. There have been no reports of damages to highways in the affected regions. Read More..
