Chilean Wildfire Kills 18, Thousands Evacuated

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentSANTIAGO (Worthy News) – Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central and southern regions after raging wildfires killed at least 18 people, forced mass evacuations, and reportedly destroyed at least one church and hundreds of homes.The emergency applies to the Biobío Region and neighboring Ñuble Region, about 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago. Officials said blazes hav