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Chile - Wildfires (IFRC, JRC GWIS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 March 2025)

  • At least 19 wildfires have been affecting Biobío-Ñuble and La Araucanía regions, in central Chile, resulting in evacuations and damage.
  • According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), as of 23 March, at least 2,050 people have been displaced across seven shelters, 36,660 people were affected, and several classes have been suspended in Biobío-Ñuble and La Araucanía regions.
  • Over the next 48 hours, according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire danger forecast is from moderate to very high over the affected regions.