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Burnt houses in Viña del Mar near Valparaíso.
More than 112 people have died in the violent forest fires in Chile so far. Hundreds of people are still missing.
Juan Contreras, resident:
»That was my kitchen. This was the bathroom, this would have been the shower and the toilet. Here was the bedroom, there another bedroom. That was my living room.
Pedro Quezada, resident:
»The wind was terrible, the heat was burning. There was no respite.”
The fires are also threatening the outskirts of Viña del Mar near Valparaíso. The two coastal towns are particularly popular with tourists. Around 1.8 million people live here.
President Gabriel Boric spoke of the worst tragedy the country has experienced since the severe earthquake in 2010. The authorities registered around 190 fires across an area of 29,000 hectares. The military should now support the firefighters. An evening curfew applies to severely affected areas.