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Las Condes (14-10)

6 collected articles · Politics · the latest at 10:12

Each unit would cost about $800 million, according to Undersecretary Máximo Pavez, and Mayor Catalina San Martín was the one who proposed the idea.

Chronology

Friday, October 9, 2026

  1. Government to seek ways to acquire weather radars after mudslide in Las CondesMayor Catalina San Martín requested funding for radars and sedimentation basins, while the Eastern Prosecutor’s Office investigates the emergency.

Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Chile has no weather radar network, and the government is exploring how to acquire oneA 2019 study proposed eight C-band radars and two mobile units, but the plan stalled amid the social unrest and the pandemic, according to BioBioChile.
  2. Debris flow in Las Condes revives debate over weather radars pending since 2019The network of between eight and 12 Doppler radars for the DMC remains unfunded, and experts warn that issuing alerts does not replace mitigation.

Monday, October 12, 2026

  1. Government considers buying weather radars after mudslide in Las CondesUndersecretary Máximo Pavez said the executive branch is considering acquiring several radars, a substantial investment with no amounts or timelines yet defined.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

  1. Government considers buying eight weather radars after mudslide in Las CondesEach unit would cost about $800 million, according to Undersecretary Máximo Pavez, and Mayor Catalina San Martín was the one who proposed the idea.
  2. Kast authorizes use of 2% of Metropolitan Region budget to buy weather radarsDelegate Germán Codina estimates that buying two radars and funding a wildfire plan in the capital would cost around $3,500 million.

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