by Reuters Sunday, 17 December 2017 00:26 GMT By Felipe Iturrieta SANTIAGO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A mudslide on Saturday tore through a small village in southern Chile near a popular national park,...
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Chile welcomes more than 60 Syrian refugees
SANTIAGO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet welcomed more than 60 Syrian refugees to the country's capital of Santiago on Thursday, as Chile joined other Latin American nations...
Chile rains leave four dead, thousands homeless
Some 34,000 lost power SANTIAGO, June 17 (Reuters) - Intense rains and snowstorms in central and southern Chile have left four people dead and nearly 3,000 homeless, as well as hundreds of thousands...
Chile's forest fires will cost government $333 mln, minister says
by Reuters Friday, 3 February 2017 20:04 GMT A nearly decade-long drought and high temperatures have created tinder-like conditions in central Chile By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO, Feb 3 (Reuters) -...
At least 100 homes burned as fire erupts in Valparaiso, Chile
by Reuters Tuesday, 3 January 2017 03:20 GMT Drought in central Chile caused record number of forest fires in the area last year, wreaking havoc on Chile's forestry industry and forcing evacuations...
Chile president pledges cash to help victims of earthquake
Source: Reuters - Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:15 GMT Author: Reuters SANTIAGO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet promised financial help on Monday to victims of last week's 8.3...
Chile says drought here to stay, lays out plan to ensure water
Source: Reuters - Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:33 GMT By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO, March 24 (Reuters) - With no end in sight to a drought that has blighted Chile for the last several years, the government...
Floods leave thousands stranded in southern Chile
SANTIAGO, June 3 (Reuters) - Thousands of people have been left stranded in southern Chile after unusually intense rainfall this week caused flooding and caused rivers to burst their banks, the...
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Rains let loose land mines, shut Peru-Chile border
20 Feb 2012 22:06 LIMA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Flooding rivers in Peru and Chile have ruined houses, displaced people, and turned up something more sinister: land mines, which closed the border between...
Chile evacuates residents as another volcano stirs
26 Oct 2011 20:21 Chile hit by a series of eruptions since 2008 Chile has world's second most active volcanic chain Eruption at another volcano in June caused flight havoc SANTIAGO, Oct 26 (Reuters)...
Chile volcano erupts, spews towering ash column
Volcano spitting molten rock Several thousand evacuated in Chile Chile home to about 2,000 volcanoes (Recasts, updates with quote, details of ash impact) SANTIAGO, June 4 (Reuters) - A volcano...
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Cost of natural disasters $109 billion in 2010-U.N.
Developing countries shoulder rising costs from disasters * Earthquakes, floods cost $109 bln in 2010 vs $35 bln 2009 * Decaying infrastructure described as risk in urban areas By Laura MacInnis ...
Chile to spend $2.5 bln on post-quake home rebuild
Reconstruction subsidies to be paid out over 24 months * Pace of reconstruction key test for new government By Antonio de la Jara SANTIAGO, March 29 (Reuters) - Chile's government will spend over...
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Build well to save lives in disasters, experts urge
By Olesya Dmitracova LONDON, March 22 (Reuters Life!) - Attaching shutters to windows or embedding steel bars in new structures are some of the simple measure that should be employed to stop...
Shaken Chileans get quake relief at soccer stadium
Return to normal life helpful, psychologist says * Threat of powerful aftershocks remain By Daniel Trotta SANTIAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - Aftershocks still rattle walls and nerves in Chile nearly...
Family of Chile quake victims sue government
Relatives say state to blame for not warning of tsunami * Attorney general investigating if officials responsible SANTIAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - The family of two victims of Chile's massive quake...
SCENARIOS-Chile's quandary: How to finance quake rebuilding
16 Mar 2010 19:45:44 GMT By Daniel Trotta and Antonio de la Jara SANTIAGO, March 16 (Reuters) - Chile is likely to uphold the market-friendly policies that have made it an investor favorite in Latin...
Power returning to normal in most of Chile
SANTIAGO, March 15 (Reuters) - About 80 percent of Chile had power restored just after midnight on Monday, as electricity supplies returned to normal after a blackout hit much of the country,...
Billionaire Pinera takes power in quake-hit Chile
Quake aftershocks shake capital and Congress building * Swearing-in ceremony austere as country mourns * High hopes for businessman Pinera to boost economy * Outgoing President Bachelet leaves with...
Chile Pinera says aftershocks damaged Rancagua
SANTIAGO, March 11 (Reuters) - Chile's freshly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera said a series of aftershocks on Thursday caused "significant damage" in Rancagua, a city almost 100 km (62 miles)...