According to Cooperativa, the government has made the Basic Emergency Assessment Form (FIBE) available in 11 municipalities in the Metropolitan Region, where it initially estimates that around 200 households need to be assessed. Heavy rain and the mudslide that hit San Carlos de Apoquindo, in Las Condes, prompted the assessment.
Minister of Social Development and Family María Jesús Wulf provided the information on El Diario de Cooperativa. So far, no other media outlet or agency has publicly confirmed these figures.
FIBE is the tool the state uses to record the damage each household suffers during an emergency. Wulf explained that certified municipal officials complete it while visiting affected homes. A digital application was added this year to speed up data collection.
In Las Condes, the hardest-hit municipality, the form became available on Friday night. When the minister gave the interview, teams had yet to begin fieldwork, and the first visits were scheduled for Saturday.
Progress in other municipalities puts Puente Alto in the lead, with 38 forms completed. It is followed by Peñaflor with 14, Buin with 11, San Ramón with five, Lo Barnechea with four and San José de Maipo with two.
"Municipalities have primary responsibility for completing FIBE, and we are monitoring the process continuously," the minister said.
Wulf gave affected residents two practical instructions. First, they can request the form even after the assessment process has closed. Second, they should keep the identity cards of all household members handy and save the reference number, which can be used to check the status of the application and potential benefits.
The minister warned that completing FIBE does not guarantee financial assistance. She explained that the records allow the state to assess the extent of the damage, while assistance is decided later, according to the scale of the losses.
Wulf recalled that the state had paid recovery grants during previous emergencies. She added that municipalities can also take their own measures, depending on the needs of those affected and the resources each municipality has available.
Regarding Las Condes, the minister said her ministry is speaking with the municipality to assess residents' needs. She did not indicate whether central government funding would be available. "I don't want to get ahead of a conversation that will be settled in the coming hours, days, based on the municipality's capacity to provide that response," she said.
