Ten of Chile's 16 administrative regions are in a state of emergency due to a frontal system, which is expected to bring heavy rains and rough seas to the country.
Chile declares state of emergency until the 21st due to storms
Ten of Chile's 16 administrative regions are in a state of emergency due to a frontal system, which is expected to bring heavy rains and rough seas to the country. The measure was announced last Monday (13) by the Chilean government. The...
This Wednesday (15), according to the Chilean Meteorological Directorate, a state of alarm was declared in the Metropolitan, Coquimbo and Valparaíso regions, the most serious, due to the rains. The alert indicates a forecast of extremely severe meteorological phenomena, with a high potential for material and life risks.
- Government measures According to the government, President José Antonio Kast led preventive measures, which include coordination with regional presidential delegates and on-site supervision...
- The president also called for prevention and individual responsibility.
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The measure was announced last Monday (13) by the Chilean government. The state of emergency continues until the 21st. The government informed, in a statement, that state bodies are prepared to serve the population.
This Wednesday (15), according to the Chilean Meteorological Directorate, a state of alarm was declared in the Metropolitan, Coquimbo and Valparaíso regions, the most serious, due to the rains. The alert indicates a forecast of extremely severe meteorological phenomena, with a high potential for material and life risks.
Government measures
According to the government, President José Antonio Kast led preventive measures, which include coordination with regional presidential delegates and on-site supervision of work aimed at reducing the risk of flooding and overflows. The president also called for prevention and individual responsibility.
"Nothing is more important than self-care. We must reiterate to everyone that they should not venture into mountainous areas where their physical safety may be at risk, that they should not go near the coast if high waves are forecast, that they help us clean the waterways near their homes, that they check the health status of those who are isolated and that they make sure that even those people have a basic emergency kit ready."
The Minister of the Interior and the General Secretariat of the Government, Claudio Alvarado, asked families to “take maximum precautions and prepare”. “As a Government, we are acting with great responsibility and seriousness to provide timely warnings about the possible consequences of the frontal systems that will affect the country in the coming days,” he said.
Winter Plan 2026
The preventive mobilization is part of the Ministry of Public Works' Winter Plan 2026, which includes a total investment of US$468 million for conservation works, cleaning riverbeds and drains, snow removal, infrastructure monitoring and response to weather events.
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