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Arauco delegate acknowledges possible negligence over cracks in Villa El Mirador
Technical studies to determine whether families can return to the Arauco housing development will take between two and three months, according to delegate Pedro Marileo.
Fissure in Arauco's Villa El Mirador reaches 400 meters, and only four families have left
Delegate Pedro Marileo says some 14 municipal reports and one from the National Geology and Mining Service had already warned that the land was unsuitable for housing.
152 families evacuated from Villa El Mirador in Arauco after new sinkhole appears
Senapred declared a Red Alert in the Biobío municipality over the risk of landslides amid rainfall, and a shelter was opened for residents.
Biobío bears the brunt of storm damage as Arauco remains on red alert
Senapred reports 565 homes with minor damage in Biobío, while 33 people remain evacuated from Villa El Mirador in Arauco due to the risk of landslides.
Senapred reports 93 people in shelters and 40 cut off by storm system across 10 regions
Arauco remains under red alert for landslides, 200 schools suspended classes and 2,160 customers remain without power after the rains.
Mudslide in Concepción's Juan Riquelme area leaves mud in homes
Mud left Los Álamos street impassable as Concepción's municipal authorities assess the damage and another 30 millimeters of rain are expected.
Weather front leaves more than 300 homes affected and 178 people in shelters
Hualpén accounts for 130 homes with minor damage, and more than 14 thousand people remain without power, most in the Biobío, Maule and La Araucanía regions.
Senapred maintains red alert in the Metropolitan Region and Arauco amid frontal system
Rain forced families to evacuate in Arauco and Puente Alto, damaged homes in four municipalities in the Metropolitan Region and closed roads in four regions.
Storm causes flooding in Peñalolén and evacuations in Talagante and Arauco
Senapred reports 111 people in shelters and two disaster victims, while the DMC warns of possible tornadoes in Maule, Ñuble, Biobío and La Araucanía.