🇨🇱 Wildfires rage in Chile Chile is facing wildfires of unprecedented scale that have already claimed at least 19 lives. The hardest-hit regions are Ñuble and Biobío. In the city of Lirquén, almost no homes remain intact. At least 300 residential buildings have been destroyed. Some 50,000 people across the country have been forced to evacuate. Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of emergency, saying that all national resources have been mobilized to fight the fires.