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Valparaíso megafire

Viña del Mar, Chile · -33.05°, -71.50° · Wildfires

Chile's deadliest wildfire tore through hillside neighbourhoods in February 2024, killing more than 130 people.

Central Chile has been in a megadrought for over a decade. In February 2024, fires driven by heat and wind swept from pine and eucalyptus plantations into densely built hillside settlements around Viña del Mar and Quilpué, killing over 130 people and destroying thousands of homes. Investigators later charged a firefighter and a forestry official with starting the blaze.

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In the game

Valparaíso megafire flares up as Land destroyed. The fix is a gesture: slash through the bulldozers to stop the clearing. Done right, it becomes Damage stopped 🌱. Finish all three steps of its chain in one round for a combo, or take your time in Explore mode: a place you fully restore stays green on your map for good.

🧭 Fly there and restore it▶ Play a 60-second round

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