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A firefighter stands in front of a burning building as fire and smoke rise from a forest fire in the Biobio region where, according to local media, multiple wildfires prompted emergency evacuations, in Concepcion, Chile, January 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez

Chile fires kill at least 18 as firefighters battle extreme heat, winds

Fires have consumed nearly 8,500 hectares (21,000 acres) in the two regions so far, endangering multiple communities in the region, leading authorities to declare evacuation orders

Jose Antonio Kast, presidential candidate of the far-right Republican Party of Chile, and his wife Maria Pia Adriasola wave to their supporters as they celebrate after Kast won Chile's presidency in a presidential runoff election, in Santiago, Chile, on 14 December 2025. Photo: Reuters

Chile elects Kast as president in sharp rightward shift

A person hangs a paper displaying photographs as people hold a vigil at an entrance to El Teniente mine complex of the Chilean state-run copper producer Codelco, as rescue teams continue efforts to reach miners trapped after a tremor at the Andesita unit, in Maitenes, Chile, August 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

Chile's Codelco reports death of one of five trapped El Teniente miners

The Codelco El Teniente copper mine, the world's largest underground copper mine is shown near Rancagua, Chile August 13, 2020. Picture taken through a window. Photo: REUTERS/Fabian Cambero/ File Photo

World's top copper producer Chile in wait-and-see mode after Trump tariff bombshell

Chile's President Gabriel Boric speaks during his annual address at the National Congress building in Valparaiso, Chile June 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

Chile president to ramp up decarbonization, pressure on Israel as term winds down

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Tsunami warning for far-south Chile after 7.5-magnitude quake

The regions of Nuble, Biobio, Araucania and Los Rios were affected by the fires. Photo: Handout/CHILE'S CARABINEROS/AFP

Dozens of fires rage in southern Chile

Workers of BHP Billiton's Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, are seen in front of the open pit, in Antofagasta, northern Chile March 31, 2008. Picture taken March 31, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

Workers strike at world's biggest copper mine in Chile

A woman lies among the remains of her burned house, following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile, February 4, 2024. REUTERS/ Sofia Yanjari

Forest fires kill 123 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake

The remains of burned houses are seen, following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile February 4, 2024. REUTERS/ Sofia Yanjari

Chile wildfire death toll rises to 112

People try to extinguish a fire burning a house during the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

Forest fires kill 51 in Chile, menace urban areas

Surgeons use magnetic surgical robot arms, new technology instruments that work with magnetic fields, during an operation at a public hospital, in Santiago, Chile, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Magnetic surgical robot makes international debut in Chile hospital

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS

Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza