SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death toll to 122.
The fires appeared to have diminished by Monday morning after burning intensely since Friday on the eastern edge of the city of Viña del Mar.
An additional 10 victims were added to the death toll on Monday afternoon, bringing it to 122, said Marisol Prado, the director of Chile’s Forensic Medical Service.
Viña del Mar's Mayor Macarena Ripamonti said that at least 370 people have been reported missing in the city of about 300,000 residents.
Hundreds of people affected by the fires returned to their homes on Monday to search through the debris.
Persons:
Villa Alemana, Gabriel Boric, Marisol Prado, Prado, Viña, Macarena Ripamonti, — —, Rueda
Organizations:
— Volunteers, Forensic Medical Service, Viña del
Locations:
SANTIAGO, Chile, Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, Viña del, Santiago, del Mar, Villa, Bogota, Colombia