Andrés Figueroa
Journalist
Periodista de país y sociedad. Cubre servicios públicos, emergencias, convivencia, migración y movimientos sociales.
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Long weekend: 260 thousand vehicles left the Metropolitan Region and six people died
Police arrested 86 drivers, 44 of them for driving while intoxicated, and issued 938 citations during the Encounter of Two Worlds holiday.
Juan Pablo Cárdenas, National Journalism Prize winner and founder of Análisis, dies
The journalist, who led the opposition magazine Análisis and Radio Universidad de Chile, was detained and persecuted during Pinochet's dictatorship.
Four low-magnitude earthquakes recorded early Sunday in northern Chile
The strongest earthquake reached magnitude 3.6 and had its epicenter offshore near Tongoy, according to the National Seismological Center.
Barros Luco modular hospital has spent four years stored in a San Miguel warehouse
The oversight body identified a loss of $859 million and accuses the Southern Metropolitan Health Service of failing to find a use for 565 assets.
Venezuelan foreign minister offers support to Chile after mudslide in Las Condes
Félix Plasencia posted a message of solidarity with Chile on X, but Caracas has yet to specify what kind of aid it could provide.
Government records 1,874 expulsions in 2026 after tenth flight carrying 56 foreign nationals
The government reports that 12,219 foreign nationals have left Chile this year through expulsion or voluntary departure, and that reports filed at the border fell 93.3%.
Senapred maintains Yellow Alert in the Metropolitan Region for thunderstorms through Tuesday
The Metropolitan Region and O'Higgins remain under alert for thunderstorms, hail and up to 29 millimeters of rain, days after the mudslide in Las Condes.
Meteorological service forecasts thunderstorms and hail in eight regions
The areas and days with the highest probability of lightning, hail and wind have been detailed for Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso and the Metropolitan Region.
Basic Emergency Assessment Form now in use in 11 Metropolitan Region municipalities after mudslide
Municipal teams are visiting damaged homes to assess losses, but the government has yet to decide whether grants will be available for those affected.
Senapred asks ten municipalities in the Metropolitan Region to activate their Cogrid committees over new rain forecast
Following the debris flow in Las Condes, the government urged mayors in areas under red alert to convene this Sunday and deploy observers in ravines on Monday.
Mudslide in Las Condes leaves 384 people affected and 56 homes destroyed
Senapred reported 1,000 evacuees, 1,200 people rescued and more than 2 thousand homes affected, while ten municipalities remain under a Red Alert for mass movements.
Tenth deportation flight removes 56 foreign nationals, bringing this year's total to 1,874
The government deported 21 Colombians, 20 Bolivians and 15 Ecuadorians, and announced inspections and fines for companies that hire migrants with irregular status.
Debris flow in Las Condes revives debate over weather radars pending since 2019
The network of between eight and 12 Doppler radars for the DMC remains unfunded, and experts warn that issuing alerts does not replace mitigation.
Long weekend leaves two dead, 16 traffic crashes and 25 arrested
More than 138 thousand vehicles left the Metropolitan Region on Friday, according to the first police report for the Encounter of Two Worlds holiday.
Senapred says debris flow in Las Condes left no time to send SAE alert
Senapred's director acknowledged that Chile has no system for monitoring mass movements, while Congress seeks explanations for the lack of warning.
Senapred union says fewer than 20 staff cover 52 municipalities in the Metropolitan Region
Following the mudslide in Las Condes, Senapred workers are calling for more staff and talks with the Ministry of the Interior to reach binding agreements, scheduled for October 14.
Las Condes deploys more than 100 volunteers and a mobile vaccination clinic after mudslide
Mayor Catalina San Martín focused crews on residential complexes in Santa Isidora, Santa Laura and Camino El Alba and assured residents that garbage would be collected.
Five low-magnitude earthquakes recorded early Saturday in northern Chile
The highest magnitude was 3.3, recorded twice, with epicenters near Socaire and Camiña in northern Chile.
Chile has no weather radar network, and the government is exploring how to acquire one
A 2019 study proposed eight C-band radars and two mobile units, but the plan stalled amid the social unrest and the pandemic, according to BioBioChile.
Poduje announces housing in Penco for 900 people who were sharing homes when fires struck
The housing minister blamed "burrocracy" for delaying reconstruction and reiterated that he will introduce a bill to create a Reconstruction Division.
