At least 123 people have died and more than 12,000 burned houses have been reported in the Valparaíso region. The main trigger of deforestation in Chile is forest plantations, especially in the central area of the country.
Of all the deforestation that occurs in the country, 82% occurs in native forests. A forest management model supported and favored by different decrees allowed the country to position itself as the second producer of cellulose in Latin America. This extractivist model developed in a chaotic and poorly regulated manner.