At least 64 people have been killed in Chile as intense forest fires in the centre of the country triggered a state of emergency and the authorities’ extended curfews in the worst-affected cities.

On Sunday, President Gabriel Boric said the death toll was expected to rise, and he said overnight curfews were in place to help to free up the roads for emergency vehicles, but also so that people who must be evacuated can do so as quickly as possible.

These fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Vina del Mar, where a famous botanical garden founded in 1931 was destroyed by the flames on Sunday. At least 1,600 people were left without homes.