Sources: BBC
The death toll from the explosion of a truck on a highway in Santiago, Chile, on February 19, rises to 12. Nine people remain hospitalized, including five in critical condition. 2026-02-25
In Chile, Santiago governor Claudio Orrego announces that the national capital will ration water for the first time in its history, as the country enters its 13th year of drought. 2022-04-11
Chile surpasses 20,000 total deaths from COVID-19, including suspected and confirmed cases. 2020-11-21
Chile confirms its first case of COVID-19 in the Maule region. 2020-03-3
The Calbuco volcano erupts in southern Chile forcing the evacuation of 4000 residents. 2015-04-22
An alert is issued after the Copahue stratovolcano, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, begins spewing ash. 2012-12-25
Chile's Supreme Court convicts two retired generals of illegal weapons sales to Croatia in 1991 in violation of a United Nations arms embargo. 2012-01-20
An explosion due to mishandling of explosives kills two in a Copiapó, Chile copper mine. (Wikinews)2010-11-8
Chilean writer and social critic Pablo Huneeus registers the copyright in "Estamos bien en el refugio los 33" on behalf of the man who wrote it. 2010-10-22