Chile fires under control

santiago de chile - Chile has the massive wildfires that raged the past two weeks, under control. President Michelle Bachelet reported that Saturday no new fires more to come and that the state of emergency is lifted.

The fires in the middle of the country are certainly Eleven people died and 1610 houses to ashes. The damage is estimated at more than EUR 300 million.

The country is plagued for months by wildfires. therefore since July last year, more than 5860 square kilometers of dry forest and grassland burned. Just since was 3700 square kilometers in flames early this year.