Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country early on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 18 people dead. According to Chile’s CONAF forestry agency, firefighters were battling 24 active fires across the country as of [...] The post Chile fires kill at least 18 as firefighters battle extreme heat, winds appeared first on Kahawatungu .