Shifting winds caused flames to sweep over a group of firefighters battling wildfires in Chile, killing six of them, badly burning two and leaving another missing.

Preparations will begin today for the repatriation of the body of Irish backpacker Ronan Lawlor from South America.

RELATIVES of missing backpacker Ronan Lawlor yesterday awaited the return of his body after his remains were discovered in a remote area of a national park in southern Chile.