2000 homes destroyed in 6 hours in Chile

[averagejoe]

In other news today.......

Deadly fires in Chile kill 12, force 10,000 people to flee

A wildfire in Chile has destroyed over 2,000 homes in six hours and continues to sweep the area, with strong winds fanning the flames. A state of emergency has been declared by the country’s president in an effort to help the army battle the fires.

At least 12 people have been killed in the fire that swept more than 2.5 million square meters (660 acres). Valparaiso Police Chief Julio Pineda who spoke to 24 Horas television said earlier that 16 people had been killed, but it turned out that one family was counted twice.

http://rt.com/news/chile-valparaiso-fir ... ation-208/

[maryjane48]

sad , but their goverment seen something like this coming

[alfred2]

lax. explain how the govt. saw this coming.

[c2c]

This is so sad. Valparaiso was one of the prettiest places in the world!

https://www.google.ca/search?q=valparai ... 73&bih=654