Senapred decreta Alerta Roja en la región Metropolitana por tormenta eléctrica y granizos

Tuesday afternoon's rain and lightning prompted the agency to activate its highest alert level for Santiago.

Chronology

01:13
Meteorological service forecasts thunderstorms and hail in eight regions
The areas and days with the highest probability of lightning, hail and wind have been detailed for Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso and the Metropolitan Region.
01:26
Senapred maintains Yellow Alert in the Metropolitan Region for thunderstorms through Tuesday
The Metropolitan Region and O'Higgins remain under alert for thunderstorms, hail and up to 29 millimeters of rain, days after the mudslide in Las Condes.

17:21
Senapred declares Red Alert in the Metropolitan Region over thunderstorms and hail
Tuesday afternoon's rain and lightning prompted the agency to activate its highest alert level for Santiago.
18:59
Senapred declares red alert in the Metropolitan Region due to rain and hail
Tres estaciones de la Línea 2 y dos de la Línea 1 del Metro cerraron sus accesos por ingreso de agua desde el exterior, informó Claudio Alvarado.In Spanish

01:20
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.

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