More than 500 homes were destroyed by the fire. Photo: AP Valparaiso, Chile: At least 16 people are confirmed dead and more than 10,000 have been evacuated after a huge fire tore through Chile's historic port city of Valparaiso. The fire began on Saturday in a forest on one of the city's many steep, heavily populated hills. Strong winds and high temperatures quickly turned it into an uncontrollable blanket of flames that covered the colourful maze of wooden shacks and houses on the city's hilltops. The area's topography and narrow roads made it hard...
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