PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />This is one of nearly 50 forest fires raging across Chile.<br/> <br />Most of the fires are burning in the central and southern parts of the country.<br/> <br />Thousands of residents have fled their homes.<br/> <br />Others hosed their properties down in the hope of saving them from the flames.<br/> <br />Chile's agriculture minister said the number of fires in 2013 was up more than a sixth on the previous year.<br/> <br />He's putting it down in part at least to a drought that's been going on for four years.
