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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.
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.
Classes suspended on Tuesday, October 20 in 10 municipalities in the Metropolitan Region
Claudio Alvarado, minister of both portfolios, announced the measure for municipalities still under Red Alert, including Puente Alto, La Florida and Las Condes.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Government faces criticism over missing barriers and conflicting accounts after debris flow
The mayors of Ñuñoa and Las Condes question the government's handling of the emergency as prosecutors examine what was done to prevent the disaster.
UDP analysis: 23 of 29 disasters in Chile since 2014 were climate-related
A UDP academic reviewed disasters in Chile since 1960 following the mudslide that forced the evacuation of around a thousand people in Las Condes.
Senator Saavedra asks Kast to declare Lota a disaster zone after landslide
The Socialist lawmaker questioned the government's delay and called for resources for the municipality and to address critical areas identified by Sernageomin.
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.
Catalina San Martín says the Chilean state is not prepared to face mudslides
The Las Condes mayor criticized Senapred over slow paperwork, called for stronger weather forecasting capacity and proposed redirecting MOP funds to mesh barriers.