18 dead, hundreds of homes gutted in wildfires in Chile, President Boric declares state of ‘catastrophe’
Amid these developments, Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the country's central Biobio region and the neighbouring Nuble region, around 500 km south of Santiago, the capital.
Santiago: At least 18 people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed as wildfires race across Chile on Sunday, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave. President Boric declared state of catastrophe Amid these developments, Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the country's central Biobio region and the neighbouring Nuble region, around 500 km south of Santiago, the capital.…