ENVIRONMENT Chile wildfire death toll rises to 131 06-02-2024 16:46 Death toll from weekend inferno that razed hilltop neighbourhoods in coastal region of Chile rises to 131.
ENVIRONMENT Death toll reaches 110 as wildfires scorch central Chile 05-02-2024 11:50 Forest fires in Chile continue to rage, destroying neighborhoods and inciting a death toll that reached at least 112 as of Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT Fire destroys more than 3,000 hectares of native forest in Patagonia 04-02-2024 09:01 More than 3,000 hectares of native forest in Patagonia, including a large area of Los Alerces National Park, destroyed since fire started on January 25 for reasons still under investigation.
BLAZES CONTINUE Chile declares curfew in fire-ravaged regions 09-02-2023 17:13 Chile's fires remain uncontrolled one week in, despite relentless efforts. Flames have claimed lives of 24, injured 2,180, and completely destroyed 1,180 homes and left 5,560 people homeless.
CHILE WILDFIRES New areas under threat as Chile fires rage and mercury rises 08-02-2023 12:29 Forest fires that have killed 26 people and left thousands homeless in south-central Chile in the past week threatened new regions Tuesday as temperatures soared. Some 5,600 firefighters, the majority of them volunteers, are battling 81 blazes out of 301 still burning, according to authorities.
Europe Sizzles UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France 19-07-2022 16:01 Western Europe continues to sweat under an intense heatwave: the mercury is rising on heat records across the region, Britain reaching 40C for the first time on Tuesday.