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#AceBreakingNews – Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile have caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region, as a scorching summer heatwave complicates efforts to control fires that have claimed at least 23 lives so far.

The emergency order declared by the interior ministry now covers the region of La Araucania, just south of the previously declared regions of Biobio and neighbouring Nuble, located near the centre of the South American country’s long Pacific coastline.

The three regions are home to many farms and forest land.

On Friday, an emergency-support helicopter in La Araucania crashed, killing its pilot and a mechanic, according to officials.

Authorities reported that 11 of the victims to fires, half of the casualties reported so far, died in the town of Santa Juana in Biobio, located some 500km south of capital Santiago.

Since late last week, helicopters have dropped fire retardant over raging fires amid billowing clouds of smoke that obstructed roads, while firefighters and local residents alike sought to contain the flames against the backdrop of a hazy, orange-tinted sky.

The orders allow for the deployment of soldiers and additional resources to deal with the natural disaster.Residents inspect the remains of a burnt house in Santa Juana, near Concepcion.(Reuters: Ailen Diaz)none

About 40,000 hectares had been torched by the fires by the weekend, according to official data.

National forestry agency CONAF reported on Saturday that 80 of the 231 wildfires are being actively battled, while 151 of them are under control.Remains of a house are seen as a wildfire burned parts of rural areas in Santa Juana.(Reuters: Ailen Diaz)none

About a couple dozen fires have been designated at the red alert level.

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