Sources: Euronews
At least two people are killed and nine others are injured when a passenger train collides with a train on a test run near Santiago, Chile. 2024-06-20
It is announced that former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will receive a state funeral with the wake lasting until February 9. 2024-02-7
Cristina Calderón, the last full-blooded Yahgan and last native speaker of the Yahgan language, dies in Chile. 2022-02-16
Colombian, Spanish and French journalists are arrested and detained by SEBIN agents in Caracas. All four work for Spanish news agency EFE. The arrests follow the deportation of two Chilean journalists yesterday. 2019-01-31
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Coquimbo, Chile. Light damage is reported and thousands of homes lose power. 2019-01-19
Chilean search and rescue authorities declare that a crewman who fell overboard from a competitor vessel is lost at sea. 2018-03-27
Millions of residents in the Chilean capital Santiago are left without access to running water after the Maipo River is contaminated by flooding and landslides. At least four people have died in the floods. 2017-02-26
An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale occurs in the Pacific Ocean near Chile sparking a tsunami warning. At least five people die. 2015-09-16
The 33 miners involved in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile receive their first hot meal in 26 days: it consists of meatballs, chicken and rice through a tube. 2010-09-1
A massive power outage occurs in parts of Chile, including Santiago, with ONEMI working to restore service. 2010-03-14