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Three people arrested for setting off fireworks on Pajaritos Avenue in Maipú
Police arrested two men and a woman following a call to gather for Álex Núñez; the Maipú Prosecutor’s Office will bring them before a judge for a detention review over public disorder.

Vodanovic and Poduje clash over credit for El Pajonal Park in Maipú
The mayor of Maipú recalled that the park was designed under Piñera and funded under Boric, after the minister credited it to Kast.

Rising Mapocho River triggers Yellow Alert in Maipú and five other municipalities
Maipú, Padre Hurtado, Talagante, Peñaflor, El Monte and Melipilla were placed on alert after the General Directorate of Water measured an increase in the Mapocho River's flow.
Study commissioned by Enap sets 1,273-meter high-risk zone around Maipú plant
A report by a British consultancy puts the probability of a catastrophe at one in 80 million and marks out a buffer area of 2,228 meters.

Benjamín Galdámez's family asks for help finding his body in Maipú
A 20-year-old detainee confessed to killing the 19-year-old, according to the Investigative Police, and will be formally charged on Tuesday as the search continues in the Zanjón.
Mónica Rincón suffers carjacking in Santiago; Carabineros recover her car in Maipú
The CNN Chile anchor did not host Tuesday's main newscast; the Carabineros' SEBV is searching for the gang that took her Volvo at gunpoint.

Detention extended for suspect who confessed to shooting young man from Maipú
The Western Prosecutor’s Office requested more time to search for the body of 19-year-old Benjamín Galdames, and the formal charging hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, October 27.
20-year-old arrested on suspicion of killing missing person in Maipú
The Western Prosecutor’s Office will request an extension of the suspect’s detention while the Investigative Police search the Zanjón de la Aguada for the young man’s body.
Investigative Police arrest teenager who reportedly confessed to killing young man in Maipú
Rising waters in the Zanjón de la Aguada complicate the search for Benjamín Galdámez, 19, missing since Tuesday, October 20.
Five arrested, including a 16-year-old, after robbery at a business in Maipú
The escape in a van reported stolen ended in Pudahuel; the four adults and the teenager were placed at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office.
Bus set on fire in PAC and attack on driver in Peñalolén mark October 18 night in the Metropolitan Region
Around 60 people tried to enter a Líder supermarket in Maipú. Police stopped them and arrested an adult. No products were stolen.

Senapred extends Red Alert to the entire Metropolitan Region over rain and hail
Heavy rainfall in Maipú and San Bernardo prompted the expansion of the measure, which previously applied to ten foothill municipalities.
Second judge recuses himself from preparations for Cathy Barriga's trial
The Public Defender's Office requested Judge Hugo Torres's removal over previous rulings in the case, and Judge Constanza Estay would take over the former mayor's hearing.
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.
Former Foreign Ministers Moreno and Van Klaveren urge care in relations with Argentina
The former ministers under Piñera and Boric warn that controversies over Magallanes and the Falkland Islands threaten decades of integration between the two countries.

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.

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.
Government says works in Quebrada Honda are withstanding the new weather front
Ministers Alvarado and De Grange, who each hold two portfolios, toured the ravine in Las Condes and reported evacuations in Puente Alto and Talagante due to the rain.

Frontal system brings hail, flooding and a red alert across the Metropolitan Region
Metro closed Departamental station, a street market flooded in Cerro Navia, and Talagante called for the evacuation of an informal settlement beside the Mapocho River.
Santiago espera el peak de lluvias entre las 20 y 21 horas con alerta roja vigenteIn Spanish
Puente Alto evacuó a 172 familias, cerca de 80 mil clientes quedaron sin luz y la DMC alertó por posibles nubes tornádicas en el sur este miércoles.In Spanish