Archive List for Araucania

Chile wildfires spread as death toll rises

At least 23 people have died in hundreds of forest fires in Chile. Nearly a thousand people have been injured as a blistering heatwave is complicating efforts to control the blazes. The fires are raging across the central-southern regions of Araucanía, Biobio and Nuble. The government has extended emergency orders. Al Jazeera’s Um-e-Kulsoom Shariff reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Chile #wildfires

Armed Indigenous groups declare war on Chile

Chile’s Congress has extended a state of emergency in the Araucania region. Armed Indigenous groups there have declared war against the state and big business. They are demanding the restoration of their ancestral lands, and self-determination. It is a stern test for President Gabriel Borich, just months into his first term. Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor @Lucia Newman reports from Santiago, Chile. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Chile #IndigenousGroups #Indigenous #ChileCongress #Araucania #Santiago