Tag: Chile

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Coquimbo in Chile, EMSC says

(Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 5.8 magnitude struck Coquimbo in Chile on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 38 kms (23.61 miles), EMSC said. 🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M5.8 occurred 26 km NE of La Serena (#Chile) 5 min ago (local time 23:36:39). More info at: 📱https://t.co/QMSpuj6Z2H 🌐https://t.co/A1Gzwoaoni 🖥https://t.co/JUc5xwd41L pic.twitter.com/00H2I6MXOx — EMSC (@LastQuake) September 23, 2024     (Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru)

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7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Chile: USGS

SANTIAGO, July 19, 2024 (AFP) – A major magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the tremor was located 164 miles (265 kilometers) east of the coastal city of Antofagasta, at a depth of 78.5 miles (126 kilometers). “So far there are no reports of injuries or major damage, but teams are gathering information,” Chilean President Gabriel Boric wrote on X. Chile is situated along […]

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Head-on train crash kills two in Chile

SANTIAGO, June 20, 2024 (AFP) – Two people died and nine were injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with a locomotive carrying out test runs on the outskirts of the Chilean capital, authorities said. Four Chinese citizens were injured aboard the train carrying out speed tests, said the state railway company EFE. The driver of the freight train and his assistant were killed. “We regret to report the death of two workers on […]

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Sinkholes threaten luxury property in Chile’s resort city

By Pedro SCHWARZE VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile, June 15, 2024 (AFP) – It was meant to be paradise on earth: a luxury apartment building standing just a few meters away from the beach with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. However, intense rains that have lashed Chile in recent days caused a giant sinkhole to open underneath this high-end property in the resort city of Vina del Mar, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents. […]

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Chile’s deadly wildfires extinguished

By Axl HERNANDEZ con Héctor VELASCO en Santiago Firefighters said Wednesday they had extinguished all wildfires in Chile’s coastal region of Valparaiso, where flames razed entire communities and left 131 dead. “The forest emergency that began on February 2 is considered to have been overcome,” said the fire department in the seaside resort town Vina del Mar, one of the worst-hit areas. Under a summer heatwave, almost 2,000 firefighters fought the blaze, finally quenching the […]

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Chile wildfire death toll rises to 112: Interior Ministry

Santiago, Feb 5, 2024 (AFP) – The confirmed death toll from ferocious wildfires in central Chile has risen to 112, an Interior Ministry official said Sunday. Undersecretary Manuel Monsalve told a press conference that the medical examiner has received “112 people dead, 32 bodies identified,” adding that there were still “40 active fires” in the country. Responders continued to battle fires in the coastal tourist region of Valparaiso amid an intense summer heat wave, with […]

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Thailand backtracks on scope of discovered lithium deposits

BANGKOK, Jan 22, 2024 (AFP) – Thailand has backtracked on an announcement that it found millions of tonnes of lithium deposits last week, with the government downgrading the scope of its discovery. On Friday, Bangkok announced it had found nearly 15 tonnes of lithium deposits at two sites in the southern province of Phang Nga, which would have ranked its reserves third in the world. But officials had instead discovered 14.8 million tonnes of mineral […]

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‘I’ll keep going:’ Chile granny finds solace, celebrity in online gaming

By Axl HERNANDEZ LLAY-LLAY , Chile, Dec 29, 2023 (AFP) – Few players of the online video game Free Fire would know that one of their most ferocious opponents — a lithe, gun-wielding warrior in a short kimono and fang mask — is in reality an 81-year-old grandmother from rural Chile. From her professional gaming chair at home in a small village, the soft-spoken Maria Elena Arevalo becomes a merciless hunter, mowing down rivals in […]

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50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for ‘disappeared’ sons

By Axl HERNANDEZ Luz Encina, 94, sets out from San Antonio in Chile in a small, rented boat clutching a fistful of red flowers to cast into the Pacific Ocean, which she believes to be the final resting place of her son. Mauricio Jorquera was only 19 when he became one of more than 1,400 people to disappear under the military regime of Augusto Pinochet five decades ago. Every August, Encina repeats the ritual: traveling […]

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Chile on alert as active volcano rumbles, spits fire

PUCON, Chile (AFP) – Chile’s snow-capped Villarrica volcano has been shaken by earthquakes and is belching fire, placing authorities on alert for a possible eruption in a picturesque area beloved by tourists. Since October, the 2,847-meter (9,300-foot)-high Villarrica has been the site of gas explosions and seismic events, with pillars of fire up to 220 meters high shooting out of its lava lake. Alvaro Amigo, the head of the National Volcanic Surveillance Network, told AFP that […]

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‘We don’t eat lithium’: S. America longs for benefits of metal boon

by Martín SILVA Agence France-Presse SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile (AFP) — The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America’s “lithium triangle,” where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza. A key component of batteries used in electric cars, demand has exploded for lithium — the “white gold” found in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in quantities larger than anywhere else in […]

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President vows to work for change after Chileans reject new constitution

by Paulina ABRAMOVICH / Paula BUSTAMANTE Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — President Gabriel Boric vowed to continue working to reform the political landscape after Chileans on Sunday emphatically rejected a proposed new constitution to replace the one adopted during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. With more than 99 percent of votes counted, the reject camp led with almost 62 percent compared to just over 38 percent for those in favor, in a result that exceeded […]

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