Azerbaijani MFA condoles with Chile over deadly wildfires

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has expressed condolences to Chile over the deadly wildfires that have engulfed the nation’s Valparaíso Province since February 2.

“We express heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of devastating wildfires in Chile, and stand in solidarity with the people and government of Chile as they battle this tragedy of a great scale,” the ministry said in a post on its X account, Caliber.Az reports.

On February 5, firefighters in central Chile battled to quell fierce forest fires that have killed 123 people so far and razed entire neighbourhoods, while President Gabriel Boric warned the country faces a "tragedy of very great magnitude".

Hundreds of people are still missing, authorities say, stoking fears the death toll will keep climbing as more bodies are found on hillsides and houses devastated by the wildfires.