According to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, the fires have claimed the lives of at least 11 people and caused more than $300 million in damage. View of the remains of Santa Olga, 350 kilometers south of Santiago, after being devastated by a forest fire, Jan. 27, 2017.
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Chile’s President Says Cataclysmic Wildfires Are Largely Under Control
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says wildfires that killed at least 11 people and caused more than $300 million in damage are mostly under control. “[These are] the worst wildfires that Chile has suffered in its history … [but] are now mostly under control,” Bachelet said over the weekend, according to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle .