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This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on March 21, 2003, shows fires (red dots) smoking in central Kyushu Island in southern Japan.
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
The country's northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.
Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.
