Wildfires continued to blaze unabated in Chile on Tuesday after destroying nearly 140,000 hectares of forest and grasslands, dpa reported. According to the country's National Forest Corporation (CONAF), 110,000 fires were being fought, with those in the O'Higgins and Maule regions being the most active. Chile's President Michelle Bachelet will travel to the hardest-hit O'Higgins region on Tuesday. Earlier she flew in a helicopter over the town of Pumanque, where 70 per cent of the area was destroyed and 200 people had to be evacuated. The weather forecast for the coming days remains a concern as temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius could render fighting the fire even more difficult. Emergency services have been battling the flames for days, bringing hundreds of fires under control.
