It is believed to be Chile's deadliest forest fire on record. Many of those affected were visiting the coastal region during the summer holidays. A health alert was put in place in Valparaíso by ...

Thousands of homes were destroyed in Chile's deadliest fire Police in Chile have arrested a former firefighter on suspicion of contributing to a deadly forest fire which killed 137 people in February.

Wildfires sweeping through central Chile have killed at least 99 people and hundreds are still missing, authorities said on Sunday, as President Gabriel Boric warned the country faces a "tragedy ...

Hundreds of people are missing as wildfires continue to raze homes in Chile's Valparaíso region ... have been wrapped in acrid smoke from the forest fires burning in the nearby hills.

The fire - was country's deadliest - devastated the Valparaíso region, which is more than 122km (75 miles) from Chile's capital, Santiago. Officials allege that several fires were started ...

The continuing woes in Chile with forest fires has been described on National Public Radio as 'a nightmare without an end.' A record number of blazes for Chile continue to rage in the country and ...

The Government of Chile has declared a “red alert” in the central part of the country due to the heat wave stemming from 39 major forest fires ... Ñuble region, the fire has already affected ...

"Thanks to coordination between the international air group and ground forces, the forest fire situation in Chile has stabilized. In accordance with the decision of the Coordination Center ...

But when we look at the long term climate change impacts, we're seeing a significant drying out of that central part of Chile and that actually resulting in these very significant fire dangers.

A forest fire on Chile's Easter Island in early October damaged at least 177 Moai or sacred monolithic statues, Unesco said. The report followed an exploratory mission to the island on October 17 ...