Sources: Christian Science Monitor
At least four people are killed and 17 others are injured when a truck transporting liquid gas crashes and explodes in Santiago, Chile. 2026-02-19
Venezuela recalls its diplomats in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay after those countries oppose the election results. 2024-07-29
Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash in Ranco Lake, Chile. 2024-02-6
The Chilean government announces that beginning on July 26, fully vaccinated residents will be able to travel internationally by airplane without special permission as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decrease and the number of people who have received a vaccine continues to increase. 2021-07-22
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announces all Amazon-region nations except Venezuela will meet to discuss a coordinated response to the disaster. He also reiterates rejection of G7 money to assist the efforts unless French President Emmanuel Macron issues him an apology, but after meeting with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera accepts an offer of four firefighting aircraft from Chile. 2019-08-28
Four people are killed as intense rains and snowstorms hit central and southern Chile. About 3,000 people are homeless, and hundreds of thousands have lost power. 2017-06-17
A bus traveling to Chile overturns in Argentina's Mendoza Province, killing at least 19 people. 2017-02-18
A wildfire destroys almost the entire town of Santa Olga in Chile's central Maule Region as a Russian firefighting Ilyushin Il-76 arrives to help fight the worst wildfire in Chile's modern history. 2017-01-27
A massive forest fire in Valparaíso, Chile destroys thousands of homes and leaves 11 people dead. 2014-04-13
Amid protests for free education by tens of thousands of people in major cities across Chile, police clash with protesters. 2013-05-8