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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.
Storm in Santiago leaves schools in four municipalities without classes this Wednesday
Tuesday's rain and hail damaged schools in Providencia, Ñuñoa, Las Condes and Santiago Centro, which will spend the day on repairs.
Athlete warned in February of debris flow risk in San Carlos de Apoquindo
Carlos Valdivia submitted two reports to Las Condes and Governor Orrego. The municipality says it already knew of the danger after the fires.
Providencia and Ñuñoa suspend classes at municipal schools after storm
Bellolio reported more than 1,900 emergency calls in two hours, while Ñuñoa's CMDS will inspect the infrastructure of its schools.
Mudslide in Las Condes: streets that are blocked, open with caution or open
El municipio pidió a los vecinos de San Carlos de Apoquindo quedarse en casa mientras la maquinaria retira el barro y el Gobierno decretó zona de catástrofe.In Spanish
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.
Debris flow in San Carlos de Apoquindo reopens debate over development in ravines
An El Mostrador report compares images from 1993 and 2026 showing how Santiago expanded toward ravines in the city's eastern sector.
Poll: Mayor San Martín tops ratings after debris flow, while Kast ranks low
No official scores above 4.4 for their response to the debris flow in Las Condes, and most respondents say they do not fear the El Niño phenomenon.
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.
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.
De Grange says no preventive measure would have prevented the debris flow in Las Condes
The minister of Public Works and Transport acknowledged an infrastructure shortfall and questioned the usefulness of real-time monitoring.
Codina attributes mudslide in Las Condes to a possible blockage at the water inlet
El delegado presidencial apuntó a ductos tapados en General Blanche y al incendio del verano como factores del desborde en Quebrada Honda.In Spanish
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.
Mudslide in Las Condes covered streets in San Carlos de Apoquindo with mud
Senapred decretó alerta roja en diez comunas de cordillera y precordillera de la región Metropolitana tras la activación de la Quebrada Las Ondas.In Spanish
Mudslide in Las Condes affects nearly 2 thousand homes and prompts disaster zone declaration
The Presidential Delegation reported six people injured and none missing, while the Army and firefighters remove mud in San Carlos de Apoquindo.
Las Condes deploys more than 100 volunteers and a mobile vaccination clinic after mudslide
Mayor Catalina San Martín focused crews on residential complexes in Santa Isidora, Santa Laura and Camino El Alba and assured residents that garbage would be collected.
Basic Emergency Assessment Form now in use in 11 Metropolitan Region municipalities after mudslide
Municipal teams are visiting damaged homes to assess losses, but the government has yet to decide whether grants will be available for those affected.
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.
Concejales piden sesión extraordinaria por aluvión en San Carlos de ApoquindoIn Spanish
Cinco ediles exigen información sobre daños, prevención y recuperación, mientras una columna vincula el riesgo a El Niño y a la expansión urbana.In Spanish
Senapred asks ten municipalities in the Metropolitan Region to activate their Cogrid committees over new rain forecast
Following the debris flow in Las Condes, the government urged mayors in areas under red alert to convene this Sunday and deploy observers in ravines on Monday.