Chile risks repeat of deadly wildfires because of climate change, report says

Santiago, Chile Reuters Deadly wildfires like those that burned through central Chile and killed at least 133 people this month will become more likely in the South American country as climate change makes the world hotter and drier, according to a report released on Thursday. The fires were Chile’s deadliest natural disaster since a 2010 […]
Community project saves homes from Chile wildfires

Vina del Mar, Chile Reuters Scorched earth surrounds the 70 houses of the Villa Botania neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Chile’s coastal town of Vina del Mar. Wildfires earlier this month that swept through parts of Vina del Mar and Valparaiso killed at least 132 people, marking the South American nation’s worst disaster since 2010. […]
Chileans search rubble for wildfire victims as death toll rises to 131

Valparaiso, Chile Reuters Lower temperatures on Tuesday brought relief to central Chile where firefighters tried to extinguish the remnants of wildfires that have killed at least 131 people in recent days, while families combed the rubble in a search for missing relatives. Only 35 victims have been identified and hundreds remain missing because of the […]
Chile firefighters pull bodies from rubble as blaze death toll hits 122

Vina del Mar, Chile Reuters The death toll from wildfires raging across central Chile hit 122 on Monday as helicopters dumped tons of water on blazes and emergency crews told Reuters they were still finding bodies buried in the wreckage three days after the fires took hold. The toll from Chile’s worst natural disaster in […]
Updated: Forest fires kill 51 in Chile, menace urban areas

Updated: 4:30pm (AEDT) Reuters Forest fires raging in central Chile have killed at least 51 people and the death toll is likely to keep climbing, authorities said on Saturday, as emergency services battled to snuff out flames threatening urban areas. Black smoke billowed into the sky over many parts of the Valparaiso region, home to […]
Chile President laments “tragedy” as wildfires kill 64; toll seen rising

Reuters Fires devastating parts of central Chile have killed at least 64 people and the country faces a “tragedy of very great magnitude,” President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday, as he warned that the death toll likely will surge in coming days. Wildfires that began several days ago are menacing the outer edges of Viña […]
Housing crisis: Deadly Chile shantytown fire reflects struggle to handle migrant boom

JUAN GONZALEZ and ALEXANDER VILLEGAS, of Reuters, reports…
Chile battles to combat forest fires amid threat to residents

Santiago, Chile Reuters Chile is battling to control the spread of several wildfires that have already destroyed more than 4,000 hectares of woodlands and are putting local communities at risk. Central regions including the Santiago metropolitan area, Valparaiso, O’Higgins and Maule are on red alert, with nine active fires currently being fought, data from the […]
A heritage preserved: How music saved the oldest Anglican church in Chile

GRACIELA IBÁÑEZ, writing for Religion Unplugged, reports on the history – and future – of St Paul’s Cathedral in Valparaíso…
Postcards: “We beg God for water”- Chilean lake turns to desert, sounding climate change alarm

ALEXANDER VILLEGAS, of Reuters, reports from Penuelas in Chile amid an historic 13-year drought…