Devastating wildfires in Chile have claimed at least 112 lives, left hundreds injured or missing, and destroyed thousands of homes. Your donation to the Chile Wildfire Relief Fund will provide immediate and long-term relief to affected communities.
Wildfires have rapidly spread through communities in and around Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. As many as 6,000 homes are believed to have been damaged in the fire. These fires also come at a particularly challenging time in Chile, with record-breaking summer heatwaves adding particular difficulty to displaced communities and firefighting efforts. Chilean officials have confirmed the fires as the worst disaster in the country since a cataclysmic earthquake in 2010.
All donations to this fund will support relief and recovery efforts in Chile and affected communities. These efforts will be led by GlobalGiving's network of vetted partners in the region. Initially, the fund will help meet survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, medicines and medical supplies, and shelter. Once initial relief work is complete, this fund will transition to support longer-term recovery and resiliency efforts led by local, vetted organizations.
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