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Wildfires in Chile
Wildfires have been raging across Chile since February 2, 2023 caused by a mix of a summer heat wave, strong winds, climate change and a Pacific Ocean weather condition called La Nina.
More than 1,000 homes have been affected or destroyed, Twenty-four people are confirmed to have died and the fires have spread across more than 294,000 hectares (1,100 square miles) several dozen of which have been classified as "red alert fires".
Chile's Interior Ministry reported so far, more than 889,000 acres of forests have been destroyed. According to official reports, Over 6,000 firefighters, many of them mainly volunteers have been trying to control more than 300 active fires, including 90 that are raging out of control.
Following a request for assistance from Chile, France, Portugal and Spain deployed more than 250 firefighters, coordination experts, and medical personnel to the most affected areas via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
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| Type of Event: | Fires |
| Location of Event: | Chile |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2023-02-10 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 13:17 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC-03:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | Ministry of Interior and Public Safety (ONEMI) |
| Activation ID: | 799 |
| Project Management: | Marcelo Duran (Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN)) |
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Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of Araucanía, Cities of Mulchén and Victoria.
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Map produced by CIREN (centro de información de recursos naturales)
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Acquired: 21/02/2023, 23/02/2023, 24/02/2023, 26/02/2023
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Delineation Map
Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of the Ñuble, City of Chillán.
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Map produced by CIREN (centro de información de recursos naturales)
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Acquired: 21/02/2023, 23/02/2023, 24/02/2023, 26/02/2023
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Delineation Map
Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Biobío Region, Tomé City.
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Map produced by CIREN (centro de información de recursos naturales)
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Acquired: 20/02/2023, 25/02/2023, 24/02/2023, 04/03/2023
Source: WorldView-3
Category: Delineation Map
Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Biobio Region, Santa Juana City.
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Information about the Product
Acquired: 14/02/2023
Source: WorldView-3
Category: Delineation Map
Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of Ñuble, Cities of Quirihue and Ninhue.
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Map produced by CIREN (centro de información de recursos naturales)
Information about the Product
Acquired: 21/02/2023
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Delineation Map
Areas Affected by Fires South of Chile. Region of Araucanía, City of Galvarino.
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Map produced by CIREN (centro de información de recursos naturales)
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Acquired: 04/03/2023
Source: WorldView-3
Category: Delineation Map
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