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Santiago municipality loses appeal after no lawyer appears for oral arguments
The municipality must pay nearly $16 million to a former Communist employee whose contract for 2025 was revoked by Mario Desbordes's administration.
Santiago Municipality adopts Morocho, the dog rescued from the Mapocho River
El alcalde Mario Desbordes anunció que el can quedará a cargo de la Dirección de Seguridad municipal, que pidió quedarse con él tras el operativo.In Spanish
Estatua de Polimnia robada del cerro Santa Lucía se exhibe en el Palacio ConsistorialIn Spanish
La escultura francesa del siglo XIX, hallada por la PDI en Mostazal en 2018, hoy está en el acceso al Salón de Honor de la Municipalidad de Santiago.In Spanish
Hail causes roofs to collapse in Santiago and leaves serious damage at the Municipal Theatre
The municipality was seeking vehicles to evacuate older adults from two care homes whose roofs collapsed after Tuesday's storm in the capital.
Santiago sets up four emergency stations ahead of weather front on Tuesday 20
The municipality will deploy pumps, generators and sandbags ahead of rainfall of up to 25 millimeters, thunderstorms and possible hail.
Mercado Central inicia recuperación de 2.600 metros cuadrados de su fachadaIn Spanish
Las obras de limpieza y pintura del monumento nacional, financiadas con aporte de Easy, se extenderán hasta diciembre y son las primeras desde 2011.In Spanish
Athlete warned in February of debris flow risk in San Carlos de Apoquindo
Carlos Valdivia submitted two reports to Las Condes and Governor Orrego. The municipality says it already knew of the danger after the fires.
Frontal system leaves 36 thousand customers without power and triggers yellow alert in Maule
Senapred, Chile's national disaster prevention and response service, reported activated ravines in Vicuña, an evacuated SAMU (emergency medical service) base in Rancagua and 23 thousand customers without electricity in the Región Metropolitana (Santiago Metropolitan Region).
Storm in Santiago leaves schools in four municipalities without classes this Wednesday
Tuesday's rain and hail damaged schools in Providencia, Ñuñoa, Las Condes and Santiago Centro, which will spend the day on repairs.
Partial collapse of historic house in Santiago forces 60 people to evacuate
Mayor Mario Desbordes attributes the roof collapse to Tuesday's hail, and the Housing and Urban Development Service will assess whether the building on Ejército Street should be demolished.
Santiago firefighters mobilize at stations from 18:00 ahead of new weather front
The institution divided ravines in Las Condes and Lo Barnechea affected by the October 8 surge into sectors and will deploy fire companies to those areas.
Hailstorm in Santiago floods underpasses and leaves 36 thousand households without power
Transporte Informa suspended traffic through underpasses in Ñuñoa and Santiago and warned of traffic lights out at several locations across the region.
Classes suspended on Tuesday, October 20 in 10 municipalities in the Metropolitan Region
Claudio Alvarado, minister of both portfolios, announced the measure for municipalities still under Red Alert, including Puente Alto, La Florida and Las Condes.
Debris flow in San Carlos de Apoquindo reopens debate over development in ravines
An El Mostrador report compares images from 1993 and 2026 showing how Santiago expanded toward ravines in the city's eastern sector.
Abandoned house collapses in San Miguel, crushing a car and damaging the house next door
A son-in-law and his son got out of the vehicle minutes before the collapse, which happened amid the rain and wind that hit Santiago.
Puerto Montt launches Monte Verde Week and a stamp marking 50 years since the discovery
Correos de Chile issued more than 60 thousand stamps dedicated to the 14,500-year-old settlement, with events planned at the MUPA museum and a guided tour of the site.
Mudslide in Las Condes affects nearly 2 thousand homes and prompts disaster zone declaration
The Presidential Delegation reported six people injured and none missing, while the Army and firefighters remove mud in San Carlos de Apoquindo.
Mudslide in Las Condes covered streets in San Carlos de Apoquindo with mud
Senapred decretó alerta roja en diez comunas de cordillera y precordillera de la región Metropolitana tras la activación de la Quebrada Las Ondas.In Spanish