South-central #Chile is burning. Reminds the January 2017 catastrophic #wildfires that killed at least 11. Very high temperature and drought conditions (T°max 33-35°C in Santiago past days). Imagery Aqua/MODIS.
“Según el reporte de Conaf, hay 191 incendios forestales activos a nivel nacional: 45 en combate y 146 controlados, situación que va variando permanentemente por las condiciones climáticas”
Read more here (in spanish):
https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/multimedia/2023/02/03/presidente-boric-confirma-45-incendios-forestales-en-combate-y-aclara-nadie-tiene-que-tratar-de-ser-un-superheroe/
And:
https://www.elmostrador.cl/revista-jengibre/2023/02/03/incendios-forestales-y-fauna-silvestre-en-riesgo/
More, dramatic, informations on the #wildfires in South-central #Chile
Spanish: https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2023/02/05/incendios-forestales-han-dejado-24-fallecidos-y-hay-51-siniestros-en-combate/
English: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/05/chile-wildfires-kill-at-least-23-people-as-state-of-emergency-extended-further