The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires that struck the tourist region of Valparaiso in central Chile has risen to at least 131 people, in addition to many missing people and thousands of homeless people.
The Forensic Medical Authority announced in a statement that the death toll had risen to 131, compared to 123 killed on Monday, on the second and final day of the national mourning period approved by the authorities in honor of the memory of the victims of this disaster, which has become the deadliest in the country’s modern history, according to the authorities.
The body responsible for updating the death toll said that of these 131 victims, only 35 dead have been identified so far.
The statement quoted the director of the authority, Marisol Prado, as saying that samples would begin to be taken from people who reported the disappearance of their relatives in order to conduct DNA tests to identify the bodies.
Prado explained that currently, bodies are identified using biometric tests and fingerprints.