Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast will inherit a crisis as raging wildfires left at least 19 people dead and hundreds homeless over the weekend, setting up a lengthy reconstruction process on his watch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/chile-president-wildfires-kill-19/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chile #joseantoniokast #wildfires #southamerica