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Montevideo, June 17th 2025 - 09:16 UTC

Tag: Santiago de Chile

  • Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    Bomb threat at Santiago airport was a hoax

    Bomb threat at Santiago airport was a hoax

    A Sky Airlines flight from Santiago de Chile to Calama was evacuated Monday due to a bomb threat made by a passenger during the boarding process. Emergency protocols were activated by Chile's General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC), leading to the disembarkation of all passengers and crew. The Carabineros' Special Operations Group (GOPE) is investigating the incident. A passenger allegedly noticed a suspicious bag inside the aircraft, prompting the security response. One person has been detained as part of the ongoing investigation.

  • Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 09:09 UTC

    Santiago de Chile to expand fleet of electric buses

    Santiago de Chile continues to position itself at the forefront of urban public transport mobility, said Minister Muñoz

    Chilean authorities are leading the region's transition towards environmentally friendly public transport networks by planning to replace some 214 diesel buses serving the Santiago Metropolitan area with electricity-powered ones in the short run, it was announced.

  • Saturday, January 20th 2024 - 11:08 UTC

    Chile launches new fast train service

    The Chinese-built train may run on either fuel or electricity

    Chilean authorities Friday inaugurated the South American country's first high-speed train service. The convoy, which has four cars and can accommodate 236 passengers, links connects Santiago with Curicó in two hours and three minutes at a maximum speed of 160 km/h. Curicó is a rich agricultural production area known for its wine cellars.

  • Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:50 UTC

    Firefighter, assailant killed in robbery attempt at Santiago's airport

    The money had arrived from Miami on a LATAM Airlines flight

    Two people were killed at Santiago de Chile's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Wednesday when a commando-style group tried to rob an armored vehicle carrying over US$ 32 million straight from the tarmac.

  • Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

    Violence marks commemoration of 1973 coup in Santiago

    Some demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails at Carabineros police. Boric insisted dialogue was the way. Photo: Carlos Vera / Reuters

    Riots and looting were reported Sunday in Santiago during demonstrations marking another anniversary of the coup d'état that in 1973 toppled then-President Salvador Allende and started the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet which lasted until 1990.

  • Monday, May 16th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

    Shaky weekend as Santiago mourned slain reporter

    “Francisca did not leave us. They killed her,” wrote Señal 3, the outlet she worked for

    Riots rocked the Chilean capital city of Santiago as protesters demanded justice for slain reporter Francisca Sandoval, who died recently after being fatally shot while covering the May 1 Labor Day demonstrations.

  • Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 09:34 UTC

    Reporter among those wounded during demonstrations in Chile

    At least three people were injured by gunfire, including a journalist from Señal 3 La Victoria

    A TV reporter was among the three people wounded in Santiago during incidents involving law enforcement officers (Carabineros), armed street merchants, and hooded looters during a Labor Day demonstration by unionist groups.

  • Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

    Chile: Santiago braces for emergency water rationing

    Climate change is here to stay, Orrego warned

    Local authorities in the Chilean capital have announced a water-rationing program to cope with shortages stemming from 13-year-old droughts, it was announced Monday in Santiago.

  • Saturday, March 26th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    KLM to resume route between Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile

    The EZE-SCL-EZE used to be served by KLM before the COVID-19 pandemic

    Effective March 27, Dutch carrier KLM will drop its nonstop route between Amsterdam and Santiago de Chile but will continue to serve that destination from Buenos Aires.

  • Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

    Chilean drought: Santiago faces water rationing in second half of 2022

    President Boric revealed that Piñera had warned him water provision was one of the main challenges facing Chile

    Chilean president Gabriel Boric has called on Metropolitan Santiago residents to make rational use of drinking water, since the situation is extremely serious, following several years of drought and or insufficient rainfall.

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