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Meteorological service classified winds that damaged Terminal Sur as a tornadic event
Videos recorded by residents show roof panels from the bus terminal spinning in the air, while experts urge caution before calling it a tornado.
Wind gusts tear off part of the roof at Terminal Sur in Estación Central
Videos shared on social media show parts of the bus terminal's structure flying through the air amid a red alert over the frontal system.
Tree falls on house, trapping family after tornado in Estación Central
The meteorological service preliminarily classified the tornado that struck Santiago as EF0, with estimated gusts of up to 137 kilometers per hour.
Estación Central tornado has a documented precedent in Santiago from 1893
A French academic described a whirlwind in Conchalí in 1893 that knocked down 28 pillars, the oldest recorded precedent for a tornado in the capital.
Meteorological service classifies phenomenon that hit Estación Central as an EF0 tornado
The only documented record of a tornado in Santiago dates to May 14, 1893, in the northern part of the capital, between Colina and Conchalí.

Senapred declares Red Alert in the Metropolitan Region over storms, hail and power outages
The frontal system left more than 36 thousand customers without electricity, flooded Manuel Montt station and forced Pedro de Valdivia station to close.
Storm and hail in the Metropolitan Region leave nearly 30 thousand customers without power and disrupt Metro
Senapred declared a Red Alert in Santiago over rain, hail and thunderstorms, with flooded underpasses and service suspended on the central section of Line 2.
DMC (Chile's weather service) classifies the event that struck Estación Central as an EF0 tornado
La evaluación preliminar de Meteorología estima vientos de entre 105 y 137 km/h y daños leves en techumbres y árboles del sector Alameda.In Spanish
Chile's Fund E loses 9.38% in real terms while Peru's riskiest fund gains 25.99%
Experts attribute the gap between the two countries' pension fund administrators to different investment rules and strategies, rather than one model being better than the other.
San Antonio Outer Port invites bids for its first works with US$ 50 million from CAF
State-owned EPSA resumes the port megaproject after canceling the original process in July and will sell bidding documents between October 13 and November 12.