Chile wildfires claim 22 lives so far, spreads amid heat wave
World | February 05, 2023 7:40 ISTThe government declared a state of catastrophe in the La Araucanía region, which is south of Ñuble and Biobío.
The government declared a state of catastrophe in the La Araucanía region, which is south of Ñuble and Biobío.
As of midday on Friday, 151 wildfires were burning throughout Chile, including 65 declared under control.
The impact of the super earthquake was extremely devastating that it uplifted land structures and sent humans into hiding for almost 1000 years, say scientists.
Defending champion Brazil and Chile will have their star players back in action when they meet in the Copa America quarterfinals on Friday.
Chile has reported a seven-day moving average of around 4,500 cases of Covid-19, the lowest since March.
The veteran striker's 66th-minute equaliser helped Uruguay to 1-1 draw against Chile at the Copa America in Cuiaba on Monday, their first point of the tournament.
Though the names of the players are not officially revealed yet but the report stated that star playes Arturo Vidal and Gary Medel were in the party including Pablo Galdames, Pablo Aranguiz and Eduardo Vargas.
Players from Chile's squad at Copa America violated the tournament's coronavirus protocols after a "barber” visited the players' hotel in the Brazilian city of Cuiaba.
Two earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Chile's Magallanes and Antarctica region, with no reported casualties or damages, but authorities issued a tsunami warning after the first temblor.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit Chile at 8:23 pm on Wednesday, informed National Center for Seismology (NCS).
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the world's largest radio telescope, has temporarily closed operations due to the spread of COVID-19 in Chile, the observatory said in an announced.
The Chilean government said on Tuesday the players would not be exempted from measures to counter the coronavirus, which has claimed 4,000 lives globally.
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the Chile earthquake was 45.04 km below and was initially determined to be at 30.2741 degrees south latitude and 71.564 degrees west longitude.
Wildfires raging across the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso have destroyed 120 houses, prompting a mass evacuation, officials said on Wednesday. Valparaiso, in central Chile, is a popular tourist destination in South America.
The Chilean Air Force said that authorities have ruled out the possibility of finding any survivors from the crash of an Antarctica-bound military plane with 38 people onboard.
The plane took off at 4:55 p.m. from the southern city of Punta Arenas, which is more than 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) from the capital of Santiago. Contact was lost at 6:13 p.m., a statement said.
Trump described the pact as the first part of a process that could unfold in three phases.
Argentina beat Chile 2-1 to finish 3rd in Copa America despite their talisman Lionel Messi seeing red.
Peru put three past Chile to reach the final of the Copa America, where they will meet hosts Brazil.
Defending champions Chile are focused on securing a slice of history as they prepare for Wednesday's Copa America semifinal against Peru.
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