Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as more than a dozen wildfires have scorched nearly 50,000 hectares in the center and south of the country. The largest one has consumed 24,000 hectares in and around Pumanque, a rural area some 140 kilometers south of the capital Santiago. Smoke of the wildfires is seen as a thick haze covering the city. /CFP Photo

Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as more than a dozen wildfires have scorched nearly 50,000 hectares in the center and south of the country. The largest one has consumed 24,000 hectares in and around Pumanque, a rural area some 140 kilometers south of the capital Santiago. Smoke of the wildfires is seen as a thick haze covering the city. /CFP Photo

Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as more than a dozen wildfires have scorched nearly 50,000 hectares in the center and south of the country. The largest one has consumed 24,000 hectares in and around Pumanque, a rural area some 140 kilometers south of the capital Santiago. Smoke of the wildfires is seen as a thick haze covering the city. /CFP Photo

Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as more than a dozen wildfires have scorched nearly 50,000 hectares in the center and south of the country. The largest one has consumed 24,000 hectares in and around Pumanque, a rural area some 140 kilometers south of the capital Santiago. Smoke of the wildfires is seen as a thick haze covering the city. /CFP Photo