VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile: The death toll from central Chile's devastating wildfires climbed to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned that this number would rise "significantly" as teams search gutted neighborhoods.

Responders continued to battle fires in the coastal tourist region of Valparaiso amid an intense summer heat wave, with temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) over the weekend.

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