Chile

• Monday, April 27th 2015 - 10:32 UTC

  Chile could lose 8% of salmon production at hatcheries because of Calbuco eruption

  

  Chile's Association of Salmon producers (SalmonChile) reported destruction of hatcheries and heavy losses in production in the industry which operates numerous freshwater facilities in the area directly affected by the eruption of the Calbuco volcano.

• Monday, April 27th 2015 - 10:27 UTC

  Bachelet admits not acting quicker to address political scandals

  

  Chile's President Michelle Bachelet expressed regret for not having acted quicker and more aggressively to address a raft of political scandals that have alienated voters and dragged her popularity to an historic low

• Saturday, April 25th 2015 - 05:58 UTC

  Volcano ashes fog Buenos Aires and blanket several Patagonian provinces

  

  The eruption of Chile’s Calbuco volcano has resulted in a cloud of ash beginning to spread on Friday into the City of Buenos Aires while the alert in southern cities of Argentina remains.

• Saturday, April 25th 2015 - 04:52 UTC

  Chilean volcano ashes reach Uruguay and will cover the whole territory

  

  Uruguay's emergency system, Sinae confirmed on Friday that the ashes from Chile's Calbuco volcano eruption have reached the country and on Saturday will cover the whole of the territory, with some dust precipitations linked to the phenomenon expected.

• Friday, April 24th 2015 - 07:15 UTC

  Chilean volcano third blast forecasted; ashes reach neighboring Argentine provinces

  

  Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted for the first time in over 42 years on Wednesday, creating a remarkable scene of smoke plumes and ash shooting into the sky. A second eruption Wednesday night blasted red-hot rocks skyward and produced an extraordinary display of volcanic lightning. Winds are pushing the ashes north and easr to several neighboring Argentine provinces.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 05:06 UTC

  South Chile volcano erupts: evacuation, flights cancelled, army moves in

  

  Southern Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted on Wednesday for the first time in nearly half a century, spewing a giant funnel of ash high into the sky and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency. Officials ordered an evacuation for a 20-kilometer radius around the volcano and the Interior ministry rushed in the army to temporarily take control of the province of Llanquihue and the town of Puerto Octay.

• Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:35 UTC

  Punta Arenas cruise visitors numbers up 30% during the 2014/15 season

  

  Cruise visitors to Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile during this last 2014/15 season increased by 30%, with 48 vessel calls between last October and April this year, according to Chilean migration and international police records. This represents 78.872 cruise passengers, and is an increase over the 35 calls from the previous season 2013/2014.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2015 - 17:11 UTC

  Bachelet denies any idea of stepping down, because of her family's corruption scandal

  

  “No way, I've never thought of resigning or stepping down” said emphatically Chilean president Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, following a barrage of media rumors which echoed in the social networks during Holy Week, which in South America in a long weekend holiday.

• Thursday, March 26th 2015 - 09:46 UTC

  North Chile heavy rain and flash flooding forces suspension of world's largest copper mines

  

  Heavy rains in Chile's northern desert regions have caused mudslides and rivers to breach their banks, leaving residents stranded and forcing top copper miner Codelco to suspend mining operations.

• Monday, March 9th 2015 - 07:59 UTC

  Peru to withdraw ambassador from Chile because of alleged military espionage

  

  Peru said it was withdrawing its ambassador from Chile, amid an intensifying diplomatic spat that was sparked by accusations of military espionage. The Peruvian government is prosecuting two non-commissioned officers in its navy and investigating a third for allegedly spying for neighboring Chile.