The number of deaths in the devastating fires that hit the region of Valparaíso, 100 kilometers west of Santiago, increased to 122, the Legal Medical Service (SML) reported this Monday. Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday that “It is the greatest tragedy that we have experienced as a country since the earthquake of February […]
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Chile fights 165 active fires in 10 regions of the country in another deadly summer
A total of 165 forest fires remain active in 10 regions of Chiliamong them from coastal Valparaíso, where the chain of fire that started on Friday reached the suburbs of the city of Viña del Mar, causing 112 deaths so far, in what is already the greatest tragedy since the 2010 earthquake. According to the […]
Death toll from relentless forest fires in Chile increases to 99
Chili It is fighting for the third day the deadliest forest fires in its recent history, with several points burning in the Valparaíso region, where at least 99 deaths have already been recorded and hundreds of people are missing in overpopulated areas devastated by the flames. In the city of Viña del Mar, about 120 […]
Curfew in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar due to “unprecedented fires” in Chile
The region of Valparaiso and Viña del Marin the center of Chilidawn on Saturday with a partial curfew to allow the movement of evacuees and transfers of emergency equipment in the midst of a series of unprecedented fires, government authorities reported. “It has been declared that between 8 in the morning (11:00 GMT) and noon […]
Intense heat wave sets record temperatures in Santiago, Chile
An intense heat wave shakes the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chilewhere this Wednesday the thermometer marked 37.3 degrees Celsius, the third highest temperature recorded in the last 55 years, the Meteorological Directorate of Chili (DMC). According to the source, the figure was reached at 4:07 p.m. local time (1:07 p.m. GMT) at a station […]
Chilean economy falls 1% in December and 2023 GDP would close with a decline
The chilean economy registered a 1% drop last December compared to the same month in 2022, the Central Bank of the world’s largest copper producer reported this Thursday. The Monthly Index of Economic Activity (Imacec), which brings together 90% of the country’s goods and services and is considered an advance estimate of the gross domestic […]
Chile’s energy transition leaves workers adrift
The vultures hover over Tocopilla, a mining city nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the arid mountains of the Atacama Desert, whose closed coal plants and idle port workers illustrate the rapid energy transition carried out in Chili. The country of about 20 million inhabitants and with considerable capacity to produce solar and wind energy […]
IPE: losses due to protests and mismanagement in Machu Picchu would reach S/460 million in 2023
Cusco in crisis. At the end of the third quarter of 2023, the accumulated flow of tourists to Machu Picchu fell 8% and reached its lowest levels in 2011, especially due to the departure of natural travelers from Chile, reported the Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE). Losses would be around S/460 million. According to the […]
The Hague ruling began a new stage in the relationship between Peru and Chile
The president of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otarolapointed out that with the ruling of the International Court of Justice for the maritime delimitation between Peru and Chiliushered in a new stage in bilateral relations. “As we commemorate a decade of this historic ruling, it is important to highlight how the conclusion of this dispute […]
The United States, Chile, Peru and Canada are going to send help against fires in Colombia
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroannounced this Thursday that USA., Chili, Peru and Canada They have already responded to the request for international help that was made yesterday to fight at least 31 fires that affect the country and that has also been sent to the European Union (EU) Yet the UN. “Humanity has developed […]