00:00The central southern region of Chile remains in a state of emergency following forest fires that have burned nearly 1
00:07,000 hectares in the municipalities of Linares and Bichuquen to date.
00:12The National Forest Corporation, CONAF, classified the Cajón de Peja Freight fire in Linares as critical, which has already devastated
00:22522 hectares.
00:23At the same time, in Bichuquen, the fire consumed another 450 hectares, mobilizing a large-scale deployment of brigades, aircraft
00:32and heavy machineries such as motor graders and water trucks.
00:37Due to the proximity of the flames, the populated areas of the authorities ordered immediate preventive evacuations to protect the
00:45population from the advance of the active fire.
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