Wildfire in Chile
Wildfires spread across central Chile on 03 February, mainly affecting the region of Valparaíso. At least 3,000 homes were destroyed and the current was 123.
The forest fires broke out near densely populated areas, several blocks of homes and businesses were completely destroyed. Ash covered, burnt out cars lined the streets. Three shelters were set up in the Valparaiso region, where four hospitals and three nursing homes had to be evacuated.
The fires followed a recent heat wave that affected this region of South America, causing droughts and dry conditions in forests. When the fires started, El Niño weather patterns resulted in strong winds which caused the fires to spread. It is estimated that 43,000 hectares were burnt.
- Type d'événement
- Incendie
- Lieu de l'événement
- Chile
- Date d'activation de la Charte
- 2024-02-03
- Heure d’activation de la location
- 15:40
- Fuseau horaire d'activation de la Charte
- UTC-03:00
- Demandeur de charte
- SENAPRED
- Identifiant d'activation
- 859
- Gestion de projet
- Marcelo Duran (Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN))
- Valeur ajoutée
- Copernicus EMS (Copernicus EMS),
- DLR,
- Laercio Massaru Namikawa (INPE)