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Chile wildfire: A scene of destruction

Firefighters try to stop the worst wildfires in Chile's modern history. The fire has ravaged wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, Chile. (Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)

Published on: Jan 27, 2017 6:38 PM IST
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Firefighters try to stop the worst wildfires in Chile's modern history. The fire has ravaged wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, Chile. (Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Firefighters try to stop the worst wildfires in Chile's modern history. The fire has ravaged wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, Chile. (Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)

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Firefighters try to stop the Chile’s worst wildfire.  (Rodrigo Garrido /REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Firefighters try to stop the Chile’s worst wildfire. (Rodrigo Garrido /REUTERS)

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A firefighter helicopter helps try to put out a forest fire in the coastal resort of Llico. 276 kilometres south of Santiago. Six people, among them four firefighters and two police, have now been killed battling vast forest fires in central Chile, officials said on Wednesday. Multiple blazes have ravaged 238,000 hectares (588,000 acres) and are growing, the National Forestry Corporation said in a statement. (Martin bernetti/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A firefighter helicopter helps try to put out a forest fire in the coastal resort of Llico. 276 kilometres south of Santiago. Six people, among them four firefighters and two police, have now been killed battling vast forest fires in central Chile, officials said on Wednesday. Multiple blazes have ravaged 238,000 hectares (588,000 acres) and are growing, the National Forestry Corporation said in a statement. (Martin bernetti/AFP Photo)

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People look at the forest fire in the coastal resort of Llico.  An entire town has been consumed by flames in Chile as unusually hot, dry weather undermined efforts to combat the worst forest fires in the country’s recent history.  (Martin bernetti/AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People look at the forest fire in the coastal resort of Llico. An entire town has been consumed by flames in Chile as unusually hot, dry weather undermined efforts to combat the worst forest fires in the country’s recent history. (Martin bernetti/AFP Photo)

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Cars are driven on a road in the smoky haze of wildfires that are ravaging wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, Chile. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Cars are driven on a road in the smoky haze of wildfires that are ravaging wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, Chile. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS)

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As wildfires rapidly approach, relatives, friends, and the police help evacuate families from the upscale suburb of Vilumanque in Concepcion, south-central Chile. (Guillermo Salgado/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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As wildfires rapidly approach, relatives, friends, and the police help evacuate families from the upscale suburb of Vilumanque in Concepcion, south-central Chile. (Guillermo Salgado/AFP)

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People work to ward off a wildfire at the coastal resort of Llico.  A local said he has never seen anything on this scale. (Martin bernetti/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People work to ward off a wildfire at the coastal resort of Llico. A local said he has never seen anything on this scale. (Martin bernetti/AFP)

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A firefighter helicopter refills its water bucket during a forest fire in the coastal resort of Llico.  Residents expressed dismay and fury as they returned to charred livestock, collapsed buildings and blackened farm fields. Some felt abandoned by the authorities. (Martin bernetti/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A firefighter helicopter refills its water bucket during a forest fire in the coastal resort of Llico. Residents expressed dismay and fury as they returned to charred livestock, collapsed buildings and blackened farm fields. Some felt abandoned by the authorities. (Martin bernetti/AFP)

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Constanza Vega searches the charred remains of her home for coins she had saved up, after a fire in Santa Olga, Chile. (Esteban Felix/AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Constanza Vega searches the charred remains of her home for coins she had saved up, after a fire in Santa Olga, Chile. (Esteban Felix/AP)

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Claudia Salinas picks up charred coins, which belong to her daughter, in what remains of their home destroyed by fire in Santa Olga, Chile. (Esteban Felix/AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Claudia Salinas picks up charred coins, which belong to her daughter, in what remains of their home destroyed by fire in Santa Olga, Chile. (Esteban Felix/AP)

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The Vega Salinas family searches what's left of their fire-destroyed home in Santa Olga, Chile. (Esteban Felix/AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The Vega Salinas family searches what's left of their fire-destroyed home in Santa Olga, Chile. (Esteban Felix/AP)

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Firefighters take a break while trying to extinguish wildfires that are ravaging wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, Chile. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Firefighters take a break while trying to extinguish wildfires that are ravaging wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, Chile. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS)

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A firefighter takes a break as he and colleagues try to extinguish wildfires. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A firefighter takes a break as he and colleagues try to extinguish wildfires. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS)

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People look for salvageable items among the debris of a burnt house as the worst wildfires hit Chile. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People look for salvageable items among the debris of a burnt house as the worst wildfires hit Chile. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS)

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People walk past the remains of burnt houses. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People walk past the remains of burnt houses. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS)

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A man walks past burnt cars after the wildfire. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A man walks past burnt cars after the wildfire. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS)

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The remains of burnt houses are seen through the window of a destroyed house after the wildfire. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The remains of burnt houses are seen through the window of a destroyed house after the wildfire. (Pablo Sanhueza/REUTERS)

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