date:Feb 08, 2023
The fruit export sector of Chile is busy assessing any potential damage that raging wildfires could have caused in the 7th largest production area in the south-central part of the country around the Chillan city in the Bo Bo region and Nuble province, where apples, blueberry, cherries and some table grapes and other fruit are grown.
Over 270 fires have been burning since the weekend, with some suspected arsonists arrested according to Chiles government. About 276 000 hectares of mainly forestry