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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.
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.
State of catastrophe: Coquimbo waited six days and Las Condes, five hours
Undersecretary Máximo Pavez denied preferential treatment for Las Condes and attributed the difference in timing to geography and connectivity.
Government weighs raising alert for landslides in Las Condes after hailstorms
Senapred y Sernageomin definirán si el riesgo de remociones en masa en Las Condes vuelve a nivel alto, mientras se esperan lluvias hasta las 22 horas.In Spanish
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.
Debris flow in San Carlos de Apoquindo sweeps away vehicles and damages clinic in Las Condes, a Chilean municipality
The Ministerio del Interior (Interior Ministry) supports hiring machinery, while delegado (government representative) Germán Codina oversees the emergency on site in Las Condes.
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.
Government weighs evacuating 70 homes in Las Condes ahead of new frontal system
Authorities flew over seven ravines in the Andean foothills and asked universities in Santiago's eastern sector to switch to online classes.
Regional Education Secretariat suspends classes at 21 Las Condes institutions
The Regional Education Secretariat added nine preschools to the 12 schools suspending classes to remove mud left by the October 8 mudslide.
De Grange says the debris flow in Las Condes could not have been prevented
A February report by Sernageomin warned of the risk of debris flows in four ravines in Las Condes burned in the January fire.
Orrego responds to Las Condes mayor and avoids dispute after mudslide
The governor defended his presence in San Carlos de Apoquindo, while Catalina San Martín accuses the Regional Government of a lack of coordination.
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.
Health authorities rule out drinking water risks in the Metropolitan Region and vaccinate against hepatitis in Las Condes
Codina estimated that returning Las Condes to normal after the mudslide will take weeks or months, although he hopes to reopen the streets in a couple of days.
Government considers buying eight weather radars after mudslide in Las Condes
Each unit would cost about $800 million, according to Undersecretary Máximo Pavez, and Mayor Catalina San Martín was the one who proposed the idea.
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.
Orrego responds to San Martín over water study following debris flow in Las Condes
An official letter from the Santiago Government reviews meetings from February to April and says the municipality decided to carry out the study with its own teams.
Pedro Pascal asked about the mudslide in Las Condes and confirmed a visit in December
The Chilean-American actor asked about the emergency in the capital while promoting his new film, which opens in theaters on December 3.
Government considers buying weather radars after mudslide in Las Condes
Undersecretary Máximo Pavez said the executive branch is considering acquiring several radars, a substantial investment with no amounts or timelines yet defined.
Kast directed the response to the Las Condes mudslide from La Moneda
El Mostrador's +Política newsletter questions the government's political leadership and highlights Bachelet's call to postpone candidacies.
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.