‘CATASTROPHE IN CHILE’: 20 Dead, 50,000 Evacuated as Wildfires Torch Biobío – OXY NEWS CHANNEL

 In this urgent report from OXY NEWS CHANNEL, we detail the January 2026 wildfire crisis in Chile. As of today, President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in Biobío and Ñuble, authorizing military intervention to fight two dozen active blazes. We examine the human toll—with at least 20 confirmed dead and hundreds of homes destroyed in the coastal towns of Penco and Lirquén. With 3,000 firefighters battling extreme heat and 50-mile-per-hour winds, we look at the international aid arriving from Brazil and Argentina to help contain the devastation.