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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.
Ten municipalities in the Metropolitan Region suspend classes on Tuesday amid red alert for more heavy rain
The government established safety zones in Las Condes, Puente Alto and Talagante, and Santiago firefighters were confined to their stations from 18:00 on Monday.
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.
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.
Interior Ministry fears weather front could repeat conditions behind Metropolitan Region mudslides
Ten municipalities in the mountain and foothill areas of the Metropolitan Region suspended classes on Tuesday, October 20, due to Senapred's red alert.
Mapocho overflow forces evacuation of camp in Talagante under Red Alert
Senapred's overnight report counts 111 people in shelters, 103 of them in the Metropolitan Region, and two people who suffered disaster-related losses nationwide.
Senapred extends Red Alert to the entire Metropolitan Region over rain and hail
Heavy rainfall in Maipú and San Bernardo prompted the expansion of the measure, which previously applied to ten foothill municipalities.