‘Like a war zone’: Chile wildfire death toll reaches 123 amid race to clear rubble
by Reuters in ViƱa del Mar from World news | The Guardian on (#6JDC8)
Death count for Chile's worst natural disaster in years expected to climb as official two-day mourning period begins
Helicopters dumped tonnes of water on wildfires raging across central Chile, as emergency crews said they were still finding bodies three days after the blazes took hold.
The official death count from Chile's worst natural disaster in years increased to 123 on Monday according to Marisol Prado, the director of Chile's forensic medical service. That number was expected to climb as residents, firefighters and military raced to clear rubble.
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