In Chile, at least 100 homes were destroyed and about 50 hectares of woodland ravaged in a wildfire in the coastal city of Valparaiso. <br/><br/>Chilean Interior Minister Mahmud Aleuy said in Santiago that 19 people were injured in the fire and evacuated hundreds of people from the area. <br/><br/>National Emergencies Office said in a statement that hundreds of fire fighters along with water-dumping airplanes and helicopters were battling the blaze. President, Michelle Bachelet said on Twitter that emergency protocol have been activated. She expressed solidarity with the affected people. <br/><br/>Electricity providers said, they had cut power to nearly 48,000 customers as a precautionary measure. Thousands of tourists come every year to the tourist city of Valparaiso to stroll its narrow cobbled streets and ride cable cars up the steep hills.<br/>