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Government attributes mudflow in Las Condes to Quebrada Honda overflowing
The Ministerio del Interior (Interior Ministry) supports hiring machinery, and the municipality asked people to avoid five streets in the San Carlos de Apoquindo area.
De Grange and Mayor San Martín contradict each other over mesh barriers in Las Condes
The minister said the barriers were overwhelmed by the mudslide, but the mayor clarified that their installation had yet to begin.
Kast declares disaster zone in Las Condes, a Chilean municipality, after mudslide leaves six injured
Senapred, Chile’s disaster prevention and response agency, declared a red alert in 10 comunas (municipalities) in the Región Metropolitana (Santiago metropolitan region), and Las Condes suspended classes this Friday following the rains.
Kast deploys officials and Public Works Ministry teams after mudslide in Las Condes
The President suspended his schedule after a canal overflow swept away cars, overturned a RED bus and flooded Clínica San Carlos.
Mudslide in Las Condes: government explains why it did not send residents an SAE alert
Senapred y el biministro Alvarado atribuyen la falta de alerta a un evento súbito, mientras las mallas de contención comprometidas seguían sin instalarse.In Spanish
Opposition criticizes cuts to Senapred in 2027 Budget after mudslide
Opposition and governing coalition deputies call for stronger disaster prevention as the Finance Ministry cuts funding for the emergency service.
Chile has no weather radar network, and the government is exploring how to acquire one
A 2019 study proposed eight C-band radars and two mobile units, but the plan stalled amid the social unrest and the pandemic, according to BioBioChile.
Talagante mayor calls on the Government to respond to flooding of the Ribera del Río camp
Sebastián Rosas pidió al MOP y a la DGA encauzar el Mapocho, mientras Senapred defendió no haber activado antes la alerta SAE en la comuna.In Spanish
Kast's mega-reform: employment credit and changes to the SII (Chile's tax service) would be the first to take effect
Tras la promulgación, la ley aún debe pasar por Contraloría y el Diario Oficial antes de que corran sus plazos, escalonados hasta 2029.In Spanish
De Grange says the mudslide in Las Condes could not have been prevented
A February report by Sernageomin (Chile’s national geology and mining service) warned of a risk of debris flows in four ravines in Las Condes burned in the January fire.
Kast signs Reconstruction Law without ceremony due to mudslide in Las Condes
El decreto pasará ahora por Contraloría antes de publicarse en el Diario Oficial, y la mayoría de sus normas regirá desde el mes siguiente.In Spanish
Pavez denies preferential treatment for Las Condes in mudslide response
El subsecretario del Interior defendió la rapidez del decreto de catástrofe y atribuyó a la distancia y la cobertura televisiva las diferencias con regiones.In Spanish
Kast recibe a Milei en Foro Madrid con tensión por el EstrechoIn Spanish
Milei inaugura el Foro Madrid en Santiago y se reúne con Kast en medio de una tensión bilateral por la soberanía del Estrecho de Magallanes.In Spanish
