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Santiago de Chile, Feb 18 (EFE) .- A forest fire in southern Chile which already has consumed 4,900 hectares of forest forced authorities to close the national park of "Radal Siete Tazas", one of the 105 protected natural regions of the country.IMAGES: NATIONAL FOREST CORPORATION
Drone footage from Los Vilos captured the effects of the ongoing forest fires throughout the countryside of the South American nation of Chile. Raging fires have so far killed 11 people and destroyed over 400,000 acres of forest across Chile in the last week alone. Firefighters continue to battle the blazes but have only see limited success so far. Wildfires are fairly common in Chile during the summer but they have been particularly severe this year due to extremely high temperatures as well as a prolonged drought. Authorities are investigating whether some of the fires may have been started deliberately. Forty people have been detained for questioning in relation to possible arson.
Clouds of smoke from deadly forest fires engulf the Chilean city of Concepcion, while residents of nearby Santa Juana inspect the damage from the blazes that have left at least 24 people dead. Favoured by moderate to strong winds and an intense heat wave, the fires have devastated some 270,000 hectares in southern-central Chile. IMAGES
Clouds of smoke engulf fields in Puren in Chile's Araucania region, as deadly forest fires that have left at least 22 people dead continue to burn in the South American country amid a blistering heat wave. IMAGES
Emergency services battle forest fires in Santa Juana, Chile, where the death toll from blazes has risen to 22. The fires, sparked by a devastating heat wave, have threatened several rural towns, destroying at least 88 homes and sweeping through 47,000 hectares (116,000 acres) of forest, according to officials. IMAGES
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