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Providencia and La Reina have already spent nearly 90% of their emergency funds
Las Condes, hit by the mudslide in San Carlos de Apoquindo, still has two-thirds of its more than $2 billion in contingency funds.

Rabat blames previous government for reduced sentences for sexual abusers
The Minister of Justice announced a bill for immediate consideration to ensure victims are heard and a judge reviews the merits of each sentence reduction.
Acevedo to take over Army Finance Directorate with the 2027 High Command
The new brigadier general will leave her role overseeing the Army’s health funds to lead the institution’s financial operations.
Santiago invests more than $18 billion in renovating squares, parks and playgrounds
The municipal plan includes 35 children's play areas and work in Almagro, Forestal and Portales parks, with funding from the Regional Government, the Undersecretariat for Regional and Administrative Development and private sources.
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.

María Soledad Acevedo becomes the first female general in the Army's 216-year history
The colonel, with 32 years of service, was promoted to brigadier general and will lead the Chilean Army's finances in 2027.
Classes suspended Friday in six comunas of Greater Concepción due to frontal system
SLEP Andalién Costa and the municipalities of Talcahuano and Hualpén closed their schools, while Senapred warns that tornadoes could form in the Biobío region.
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.