At least 120 houses destroyed by forest fires in Chile city

At least 120 houses have been destroyed by fast moving forest fires in the Chilean city of Valparaíso, prompting a mass evacuation.

All the city’s firefighters have been deployed to tackle the fires in the Rocuant and San Roque areas.

Power was cut to about 90,000 customers in the area as a precautionary measure.

However, there have been no reports of any casualties.

The mayor of Valparaiso said emergency teams from all over the city are working, using land and air resources in two areas in the higher part of the city.