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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.
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.
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.