Wild fire in Chile Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/wild-fire-in-chile/ Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz Fri, 27 Jan 2017 06:40:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-CITI-973-FM-32x32.jpg Wild fire in Chile Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/wild-fire-in-chile/ 32 32 Chile’s worst wildfire destroys town https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/chiles-worst-wildfire-destroys-town/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 06:40:36 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=288596 More international help has been arriving in Chile to help the country fight the worst wildfire in the country’s modern history. Russia has sent a super-tanker aircraft capable of carrying tons of water to douse the fires. The series of fast-spreading fires mostly in Chile’s central region, are being fanned by strong winds, high temperatures […]

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]]> More international help has been arriving in Chile to help the country fight the worst wildfire in the country’s modern history.

Russia has sent a super-tanker aircraft capable of carrying tons of water to douse the fires.

The series of fast-spreading fires mostly in Chile’s central region, are being fanned by strong winds, high temperatures and a prolonged drought.

One town, Santa Olga, has been completely destroyed by the blaze.

Santa Olga, 240 kilometres south of Santiago, on January 26, 2017

A woman takes a break while working to clean up the debris after a forest fire devastated Santa Olga, 240 kilometres south of Santiago, on January 26, 2017.

People leave San Ramon in a car taking their horse by the reins after a forest fire devastated the nearby town of Santa Olga
People took their animals with them as the fire spread
A young couple rest in a football field after a forest fire devastated Santa Olga, 26 January 2017
Many people were left homeless and in despair
A firefighter mourns in the coastal resort of Llico, 26 January 2017
Firefighters have been mourning the deaths of five of their colleagues who died helping people move out of danger

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