- Several wildfires have been affecting parts of the La Araucanía region, central Chile resulting in evacuations and damage.
- According to the Chilean National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (SENAPRED), 24 people have been evacuated in the Las Cardas area while a total of six houses have been destroyed following three different wildfires in the affected region. Moreover, in the communes of Lautaro and Galvarino people are under threat advisory for fires.
- Over the next 48 hours, according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire danger forecast is from moderate to very extreme over the interested region. SENAPRED issued a red alert for fires across the Araucanía region.
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