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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.
Frontal system brings hail, flooding and a red alert across the Metropolitan Region
Metro closed Departamental station, a street market flooded in Cerro Navia, and Talagante called for the evacuation of an informal settlement beside the Mapocho River.
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.
Government reports minor damage from frontal system as emergency continues
Senapred reports 111 people affected and ordered evacuations in Lo Barnechea, Puente Alto and Talagante, while classes resume this Wednesday.
Senapred reports 31 people affected and warns of waterspouts and tornadoes from Maule to La Araucanía
The frontal system has left 179 people in shelters, 40 people cut off in Los Vilos and more than 14 thousand customers without power, according to the latest official update.
Santiago espera el peak de lluvias entre las 20 y 21 horas con alerta roja vigenteIn Spanish
Puente Alto evacuó a 172 familias, cerca de 80 mil clientes quedaron sin luz y la DMC alertó por posibles nubes tornádicas en el sur este miércoles.In Spanish
Puente Alto evacuates 172 families as rain damages Avenida Concha y Toro toward Pirque
Governor Claudio Orrego urged people not to let their guard down: up to 15 millimeters of the 40 forecast had fallen, and the ravines remain the greatest risk.
Mapocho River overflow forces evacuation of Talagante encampment under Red Alert
Senapred's overnight update counts 111 people in shelters, 103 of them in the Región Metropolitana, and two people affected 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.