Gabriel Boric for fire in Viña del Mar: “There will be all the necessary support”

The president of Chili, gabriel boricaffirmed this Friday that “there will be all the support that is needed” for the families hit by the mega-fire that spread in Viña del Mar since yesterday afternoon, causing the death of two people and affecting, according to the authorities, 131 houses, a figure that could rise to 500 houses in the hills of the coastal city.

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“The cadastre is being carried out to effectively know what specific aid is needed and where. We have allocated the resources so that these are available in a timely manner (…) This cannot be news only for one, two, three or four days; we have to take advantage of it to carry out a management, a contingency plan, that allows us to prevent,” said the head of state from Viña del Mar, whose disaster area he flew over when he arrived at the town located 122 kilometers from Santiago.

“With the fire stopped and the families helped, we have to see this as an opportunity, in the sense of planning and territorial ordering (…) “In our country we are standing on a powder keg. What happened in Viña could happen again in many places, therefore, the call to responsibility is very important,” added the president.

In addition, Boric stressed the need to focus efforts on fully controlling the fire, avoiding “fights for visibility” and seeking to “support families in everything they need.”

“We are working with the Prosecutor’s Office and PDI to establish whether or not there was intentionality. If there is intentionality, we are going to move heaven, sea and earth to find those responsible,” declared the Chilean president.

During this morning Boric ordered to decree a state of catastrophe in the area.

Source: Elcomercio

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