チリのバチェレ大統領は:「それはバルパライソの歴史の中で最悪の火災です」
Bachelet: “Es el peor incendio de la historia de Valparaíso”
Doce personas han muerto y cerca de 10.000 han debido ser evacuadas
Diecisiete aeronaves trabajan para combatir el fuego
Infierno en Valparaíso
Rocío Montes Santiago de Chile 14 ABR 2014 - 02:43 CET
Coches y casas quemadas en Valparaíso (Chile) este domingo. / Reuters / video: reuters-live!
Cars and houses burned in Valparaiso (Chile) on Sunday. / Reuters / video: reuters-live!
車や家は日曜日にバルパライソ(チリ)で燃やした。 /ロイター/ビデオ:ロイター-LIVE!
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Bachelet: "It is the worst fire in the history of Valparaiso"
Twelve people have died and some 10,000 have had to be evacuated
Seventeen aircraft firefighting work
Hell in Valparaíso
Rocío Montes Santiago de Chile 14 ABR 2014 - 02:43 CET
Twelve dead caused the fire in the port city of Valparaiso , according to official information released by the authorities, who corrected the figure given by police a few hours ago , he had reported 16 deaths.
President Michelle Bachelet has cataloged the tragedy as " the worst fire in the history of Valparaiso" and has not ruled that the death toll may increase with the passage of the hours. The president led this morning an emergency committee in the port city and , in a subsequent press conference , reported that about 10,000 people had to be evacuated and 17 aircraft working to combat outbreaks of fire that could not be controlled . "The images are shocking. It's a tremendous tragedy , "he pointed out the president, visibly shaken .
The fire started Saturday around 16.30 hours in Chile ( 21.30 hours in Spain ) in The Gunpowder Road , one of the access roads to the city. The forest fire, but it quickly spread to inhabited areas , especially in the intense heat and wind. The Chair reported that a first survey indicates that there are about 500 houses with total damage and the disaster is concentrated in the hills Mariposa , El Vergel , La Cruz , El Litre , Las Cañas , Michelangelo and Mercedes.
Valparaiso is a port city comprises some 42 hills at the edge of the Pacific Ocean , and is one that has the largest population in Chile. The streets are narrow and steep, which has hindered the access of emergency agencies . Expert planners, as Ivan Poduje , explained by local television that among the problems that have contributed to the spread of fire has been garbage from the streets , the lack of an adequate plan to deal with such tragedies and housing construction where not permitted . When it comes to town , it seems as if not enter a pin or on the inhabited hills.
Bachelet said that about 1,250 firefighters, both Valparaíso and other cities of the country, are working overtime to control the flames , especially since the weather information indicates that the wind regrow . The president reported that last night declared a state of emergency in the city to help the armed forces to control fire and hand protection to the victims. Sorry, around 2,000 troops guard the order and security in the streets.
The Head of State has begun to tour the shelter , where some 650 people took refuge . A woman named Silvia , who spent the night in the hostel Greece School , described the scene of the fire : "When I got home , the fire spread like a burning tongue . My kids were there. They did not want to leave. I ran , I pulled and pulled the My Aunt Marta and down the hill . Coals that seemed falling meteorites , "reports the blog of journalist Andrea Lagos.
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