Tag: Viña del Mar

• Monday, December 26th 2022 - 20:36 UTC

  Chile: Fire in Viña under control but red alert declared in La Araucanía

  

  Chilean authorities announced late Sunday that the fire in Viña del Mar was under control and declared a red alert for a similar incident in La Araucanía.

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Chile: Two people dead, multiple homes burned down in Viña del Mar fire

  

  At least two people have been killed and over 400 homes were burned down in a fire Friday at Viña del Mar, 120 km west of the Chilean capital. Authorities foresee it will take several days to extinguish the fire and the national government has declared a state of catastrophe for the Valparaíso region.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 07:32 UTC

  Chilean organizers cancel Viña del Mar 2022 Festival yet again due to COVID-19

  

  Chile's Government and organizers have decided yet again Wednesday to cancel the 2022 edition of the iconic Viña del Mar International Song Festival due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:35 UTC

  Chile's main rock festival turned into major clashes and arson between protesters and police

  

  Thousands of protesters armed with stones, sticks and Molotov cocktails clashed with police on Sunday as one of Latin America's biggest music festival opened, in the latest spurt of a four-month-old wave of grassroots anger over economic inequality and other woes.