4 Dead 500 Homes Destroyed In Chile
According to reports a large Forest Fire has been reported in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso killing 4 people leaving 500 houses destroyed. Meanwhile Thousands of people have been evacuated, including more than 200 female inmates at a prison.
President Michelle Bachelet has declared the city of 250,000 people a catastrophe zone, which puts the armed forces in charge of maintaining order and evacuating thousands of residents affected by the smoke and flames. Authorities have evacuated an estimated 5,000 people, a figure that is expected to rise.
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