131 people killed in Chilean wildfires: “Weather conditions also contributed to the spread of damage,” local researcher says. More than 300 people remain unaccounted for due to the wildfire, and searches are continuing.
Particularly severe damage was caused in areas where houses are densely packed on slopes, and in the central Viña del Mar area, a large area was scorched and most of the approximately 700 houses built on slopes were not damaged. A man whose house was completely burnt down told NHK, ``The wind was strong at the time, and the fire was moving quickly.''