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Las Condes mayor questions return to classes while red alert remains in effect
Catalina San Martín accused the Ministry of Education of a lack of coordination, although municipal schools in Las Condes will still open this Wednesday.
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.
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.
Government reports minor damage from frontal system and keeps emergency in place
Dual-portfolio ministers Alvarado and de Grange credited preventive works for the storm's limited impact, though critical areas are still being monitored.
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.
Government reports minor damage from frontal system as emergency continues
Senapred reports 111 people affected and ordered evacuations in Lo Barnechea, Puente Alto and Talagante, while classes resume this Wednesday.
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.
Las Condes mayor calls for a single authority to manage ravines
Catalina San Martín said debris flows are a matter of state responsibility and that Chile must address them as it does earthquakes and tsunamis.
Mayor San Martín asks that Las Condes not be used to fight with the government
The mayor denied that the government had given her municipality preferential treatment and said the municipal administration has been working on its own since last week.
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.
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.
General García-Huidobro says the Army is ready for new emergencies
The military chief who led the response to the mudslide in San Carlos de Apoquindo says the area will take a couple of months to return to normal.
San Bernardo mayor accuses central government of neglect after flooding
Christopher White called on the Ministry of Public Works to build stormwater drains and compared the state response in his municipality with the response Las Condes receives.
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.
Government praises preparations for weather front and calls for alerts to remain in place
Undersecretary Máximo Pavez said there had been no serious emergencies but urged continued vigilance as the Metropolitan Region remains under a red alert.
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.
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.