At least 23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile

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At least 13 people were reported dead as of Friday night as a result of the more than 150 wildfires burning across Chile that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of forest while the South American country is in the midst of a scorching heat wave.

Published 2 months ago · Santiago, Chile

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