Blazing a trail of destruction

Chile calls for international help after more fires are forecast

Lambs suffered broken legs trying to escape the blaze that tore across Tarcila Becerra's land. Today there's nothing on the blackened soil left for the few chickens that survived to graze on, and horses whinny in a makeshift stable a few blocks from her ravaged home.

"We tried to defend our home, but the flames were too big and we had to run out," Becerra said later, standing next to a charred brick wall that's just about all that remains of the house.