Chile extends state of disaster as forest fires continue to spread
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Chile extends state of disaster as forest fires continue to spread
The Chilean government extends a state of disaster to include the region of Araucania as hundreds of forest fires whipped up amid a blistering heat wave in south-central Chile.
The regions of Nuble and Biobio were already under a disaster designation.
The death toll in forest fires raging through southern Chile has risen to at least 23 people, officials said Saturday night.
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