Photos from a firestorm: Chile's deadly fires

Runaway wildfires ravaged the coastal hills of central Chile, killing dozens of people and leaving hundreds missing. Thousands of homes were destroyed, especially in the hilly neighborhoods around the seaside resort of Viña del Mar, where many elderly residents were unable to escape. The fires exploded Friday amid unusually warm weather and high winds.

“We are facing a tragedy of enormous proportions,” President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday as survivors tried to make sense of their losses. He announced that the nation would celebrate two days of mourning.

Sunday

Uberlinda Silva, 72, in her burned down house in El Olivar.

Burned cars in El Olivar, Valparaiso region.

Saturday

A man tried to extinguish a fire in Quilpe, Valparaiso region.

The body of a fire victim in Viña del Mar.

A helicopter fighting the forest fires in the hills of Quilpe.

Rescuing animals in the hills of Quilpe.

Residents view burned vehicles in Viña del Mar.

Friday

The view from Viña del Mar on the day the fires started.

Cars and houses on fire in Viña del Mar.

Residents evacuate their homes in Viña del Mar.

Valparaiso residents watch the fires as they rage through nearby Viña del Mar.