Many dead, thousands evacuated as Wildfires rage in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile: Raging wildfires in two regions in the south of Chile claimed 19 lives and forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate.

Chile's CONAF forestry agency said that firefighters were battling 24 active fires across the country, with the largest being in Ñuble and Bío Bío, where the government declared an emergency. The regions are about 500 kilometers south of the capital, Santiago