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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.
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.
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.
Hailstorm in Santiago floods underpasses and leaves 36 thousand households without power
Transporte Informa suspended traffic through underpasses in Ñuñoa and Santiago and warned of traffic lights out at several locations across the region.
José Antonio Neme to face formal investigation for negligently causing serious injuries
The Mucho Gusto host's defense says it reached a compensation agreement with the Venezuelan motorcyclist injured in Las Condes and will present it to the court.