Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile

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Die Brände seien die schwersten in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten in den Regionen O'Higgins und Maule.

Schwere Wald- und Buschbrände haben im Süden Chiles fast 90.000 Hektar Land verwüstet. Die Behörden zählten am Sonntag mindestens 36 Brandherde. Die Brände seien die schwersten in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten in den Regionen O'Higgins und Maule. Die Regierung hatte bereits am Freitag Naturkatastrophenalarm ausgelöst.

In mehreren landwirtschaftlichen Regionen wurde zudem der Notstand ausgerufen. Dort wurden zahlreiche Felder Opfer der Flammen. Die Ausrufung des Notstands ermöglicht den Einsatz zusätzlicher Rettungskräfte und macht den Zugang zu Staatshilfen frei.

Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
Smoke from forest fires is seen in a town called Pumanque in the O’Higgins region, south of Chile, January 20, 2017. Picture Taken January 20, 2017. Courtesy of Moises Catrilaf/National Institute of Agricultural Development(INDAP)/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
TOPSHOT - View of a fire in Pumanque, 140 km south of Santiago, on January 21, 2017. The Chilean government declared a state of emergency in several central areas due to forest fires that have destroyed more than 35,000 hectares of woods so far. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BERNETTI
Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
Trees on fire are seen near a house in the town of Hualane, on the outskirts of the Curico city, south Chile, January 21, 2017 REUTERS/Cristobal Hernandez FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
Fire is seen along a road at the town of Hualane during a big forest fire, on the outskirts of the Curico city, south of Chile, January 21, 2017 REUTERS/Cristobal Hernandez FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
A firefighter helicopter helps try to put out a forest fire in Pumanque, 140 km south of Santiago on January 21, 2017. The Chilean government declared a state of emergency in several central areas due to forest fires that have destroyed more than 35,000 hectares of woods so far. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BERNETTI
Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
View of a forest fire in Pumanque, 140 km south of Santiago on January 21, 2017. The Chilean government declared a state of emergency in several central areas due to forest fires that have destroyed more than 35,000 hectares of woods so far. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BERNETTI
Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
A man helps put out a fire in Pumanque, 140 km south of Santiago on January 21, 2017. The Chilean government declared a state of emergency in several central areas due to forest fires that have destroyed more than 35,000 hectares of woods so far. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BERNETTI
Brände verwüsteten rund 90.000 Hektar in Chile
View of a fire in Pumanque, 140 km south of Santiago, on January 21, 2016. The Chilean government declared a state of emergency in several central areas due to forest fires that have destroyed more than 35,000 hectares of woods so far. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BERNETTI

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