Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 25/01/2017 - Forest fires

Impact due to forest SITUATION fires • Several forest fires have been affecting the country over the past weeks causing 3 dead people casualties and damages. As of 25 January, the National Emergency Office of the Ministry 30 injured people of Interior and Public Security (ONEMI) reported 36 active forest fires (of which 30 100 evacuated people have been controlled and one has been extinguished) in the regions of Coquimbo, 330 damaged houses , Metropolitana, O’Higgins, Maule, Pacific Ocean Biobío, La Araucanía. They also reported that an area of 156 424 ha have been burnt, as of 25 January at 12.00 UTC. • According to National Authorities, as of 25 Red Alerts per region as of 25 January (ONEMI) 2 January, three firefighters have been reported dead in Vichuquen city (Curico Red Alert in the municipalities of , , Santo Domingo, province, ) and 30 people have Casablanca, Quilpué, La Ligua, Valparaíso (Valparaíso region). suffered minor injuries of which three in Vichuquen, 15 in municipality (Cauquenes province, Maule region), nine in Red Alert in the municipalities of Melipilla, Lampa, San José de Maipo, 1 Pirque, Paine y Buin (Santiago Metropolitan region). Bulnes city (Nuble province, Biobio region), two more in Curacavi city (Melipilla province, Santiago Metropolitan region) and another in Red Alert in O’Higgins region. municipality (Cardenal Caro province, O’Higgins region). Red Alert in the municipalities of Licantén, Empedrado y Constitución, • They also mentioned, as of the same date, Cauquenes, San Javier, Vichuquén, Hualañé (Maule region). that over 100 people have been evacuated and over 330 houses have been damaged in Red Alert in the Biobio region. the regions of Maule, O’Higgins, Biobio, 3 18 Metropolitan and Valparaiso. • Over the next 24 h strong winds with bursts Impact in the Maule region due to forest fires between 20 and 40 km/h and extreme high as of 25 January temperatures are forecast to affect in the areas. Sources: ECHO, GWIS, ONEMI, Local Media

Vichuquén FIRE DANGER FORECAST for 26 January (JRC-GWIS) 3

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Hotspots detected by JRC-EFFIS Burnt area as of 25 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan