Chile: Wildfires threaten areas under state of emergency

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    A heat wave and high winds are fueling the flames, scorched 50,000 hectares of land, the same source added.

    Military is helping firefighters and forestry workers, with helicopters and planes called in.

    Moreover, residents have been forced to defend their own properties in some areas and crops, and vineyards have also been wiped out.

    Smoke from fires has created a thick haze over a wide area.

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