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Publié le April 14, 2014
At least twelve people have been killed, and over ten thousand evacuated from the Chilean city of Valparaiso, following an ongoing fire sweeping across parts of the city.
The fire, which began on Saturday in a forested area above the city, has razed at least five hundred houses. 1,200 fire personnel are tackling the blaze, whilst members of the Chilean Navy have been deployed to discourage looting. Many residences of the affected area have no water supply, and are joined by narrow winding streets, forcing the firefighters to fight the fire with seventeen aircraft, which dropped water on the flames Sunday.
Chilean president Michelle Bachelet declared an emergency, with the army coordinating the evacuation. She called the blaze a "tremendous tragedy", calling it "perhaps the worst fire" in the history of the city. "In some places the fires have started again so we're working on this and people will continue to be protected", she said.
One resident told the Reuters news agency, "[w]e fled from the La Cruz neighborhood, from an apartment I just got not too long ago. It’s all burned down, my sister’s house also burnt to the ground".
Shelters have been erected to house the thousands fleeing the inferno, and hospitals have been treating hundreds for smoke inhalation. Much of the city is without power.
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