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Ñuñoa, Providencia and Las Condes resume classes at most schools
Six schools and preschools in Ñuñoa will reopen on Monday, October 19, Providencia is keeping three closed, and municipal schools in Las Condes remain closed.
Codina orders evacuation of homes declared a total loss in Las Condes due to mudslide risk
The National Geology and Mining Service raised the probability of mass movement in Las Condes to high, and the Army will install barriers to divert water toward the streets.
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.
Proposal calls for a permanent Civil Defense unit in Las Condes
The government, municipality and Civil Defense announced a volunteer unit to respond to mudslides, fires and earthquakes following the October 8 emergency.
Playa Anakena residents oppose stockpiling mud from the mudslide in Las Condes
Residents near Vital Apoquindo complain about dust and trucks; the municipality says dumping will end by next Wednesday at the latest.
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.
Mudslide in Las Condes: classes suspended at 12 schools this Tuesday, October 13
The Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Education aims to facilitate mud removal and protect students and staff following the emergency in the eastern sector.
Rain in Santiago floods parking areas at Mall Alto Las Condes
El agua anegó la zona de descargas del centro comercial mientras Senapred mantenía alerta roja en la Región Metropolitana por el sistema frontal.In Spanish
National Geology and Mining Service identifies nine areas at high risk of debris flows in the Metropolitan Region
Lo Barnechea, Las Condes, San José de Maipo, Padre Hurtado and Lampa contain danger zones as El Niño is expected to remain strong through 2027.
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.
San Carlos de Apoquindo evacuated over mudslide risk as new rain front approaches
The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service activated emergency committees in ten municipalities, and the Regional Education Secretariat suspended Tuesday classes at 12 schools in Las Condes.
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.
Sofía Rengifo, former director of the National Sports Institute, takes over as national director of the Solidarity and Social Investment Fund
The former technical councilor for Las Condes joins the Solidarity and Social Investment Fund following a Senior Public Management selection process and pledges to support vulnerable families' finances.
UDP analysis: 23 of 29 disasters in Chile since 2014 were climate-related
A UDP academic reviewed disasters in Chile since 1960 following the mudslide that forced the evacuation of around a thousand people in Las Condes.
Catalina San Martín says the Chilean state is not prepared to face mudslides
The Las Condes mayor criticized Senapred over slow paperwork, called for stronger weather forecasting capacity and proposed redirecting MOP funds to mesh barriers.
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.
Sernageomin warns that El Niño and a high freezing level increase debris flow risk
Sernageomin director Mauricio Lorca said accelerated snowmelt puts dry ravines at risk and that tailings deposits and high-altitude mining operations are being inspected.
Ten comunas (municipalities) in the Región Metropolitana, the Santiago metropolitan region, activate emergency committees over frontal system
Municipalities in the eastern sector and the Andean foothills close ravines and monitor waterways ahead of rainfall of up to 25 millimeters concentrated in a few hours.
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.
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.
