Araucania

American

[ar-aw-key-nee-uh, ah-rou-kah-nyah] / ˌær ɔˈkeɪ ni ə, ˌɑ raʊˈkɑ nyɑ /

noun

a region in central Chile.

Araucania British

/ arauˈkanja, ˌærɔːˈkeɪnɪə /

noun

a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians

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Firefighters were on Thursday battling 19 fires still burning in the hardest-hit regions of Araucania, Nuble, and Biobio.

From Barron's

Two other people were arrested earlier in the week: one in Biobio Monday, who was released shortly thereafter, and the other in Araucania on Wednesday.

From Barron's

President Gabriel Boric said Monday that firefighters had managed to contain some of the blazes but that others remained "very active" and that new fires had broken out in the Araucania region bordering Biobio.

From Barron's

Speaking at a briefing, Toha said that fires in the region of Biobio and Araucania have left a school and a church completely burned.

From Reuters

Some 2,180 people have been injured and 1,180 houses have been destroyed, authorities said, with most of the deaths and damages taking place across the south-central Biobio, Araucania and Ñuble regions.

From Reuters

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