Mega fires hit operations at Port of Valparaíso

The port of Valparaíso has been forced to reduce its operations due to the wildfires that have swept through Chile’s central region in the last four days. The fires come at the height of the Chilean fruit season, when exports of cherries, grapes and stonefruit are in full swing.

President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make “all necessary

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