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The ongoing wildfires in Chile have claimed the lives of at least 22 people. The government decided to extend the state of emergency declared due to new fires. Extreme heat in the region makes it difficult to extinguish fires.

The three regions that have been declared a national emergency due to ongoing massive fires have lands that mainly include forests and farmland.

On the other hand, during the ongoing efforts to extinguish the fire, the pilot and technician of the fire helicopter that crashed in La Araucania were killed.

In the city of Santa Juana, 11 people were killed, including a firefighter.

The layer of smoke, which is effective in areas where the fire continues, makes it particularly difficult for vehicles and helicopters to respond to the fire.

With the declaration of a state of emergency, military units were sent to areas where the fire continued to contribute to the work.

According to official figures, more than 40,000 hectares of land have turned to ashes so far as a result of ongoing fires. Chile’s National Forest Service announced that 151 out of 231 fires have been extinguished and 80 fires are still being extinguished.

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