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Chilean President Declares State of Emergency Amid Fires in Several Provinces

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Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has declared a state of emergency in some of the country’s provinces amid wildfires. 21.01.2017, Sputnik International

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Chilean President Declares State of Emergency Amid Fires in Several Provinces

01:21 GMT 21.01.2017

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet. File photo - Sputnik International

Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has declared a state of emergency in some of the country’s provinces amid wildfires.

Valparaiso (Chile) - Sputnik International

Wildfires in Chilean Valparaiso Burn 100 Houses, Injure 19 People - Reports

3 January 2017, 04:09 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A "state of catastrophe" was declared for the provinces of Colchagua and Cardenal Caro, which are also under "agricultural emergency," Bachelet said as quoted by Radio HRN on Friday.

The fires have spread across over 135,000 of hectares, according to the radio station.

Smoke and ash have reached Chile’s capital Santiago.

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