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Weather events in Chile (8 P) Wildfires in Chile (10 P) Pages in category "Natural disasters in Chile" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The fires were regarded as the deadliest in Chile's history, and the deadliest disaster in the country since the 2010 Chile earthquake. [46] In Valparaíso, four hospitals and three nursing homes were evacuated, and two bus terminals were destroyed. [5]
This tragedy, along with the 1960 earthquakes, was one of the reasons for the formation of the National Office of Emergency of the Interior Ministry which oversees natural disasters and rescue efforts in Chile. Prior to the disaster, there had not been any formal organization to coordinate any rescue and recovery efforts, mainly because local ...
About 92 forest fires were burning in central and southern Chile, according to interior minister Carolina Toha. "The condition of Valparaiso is the most delicate," Ms Toha said, adding that Chile ...
Natural disasters in Chile (6 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Disasters in Chile" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. N.
By 20 February, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) announced that 173 foci had been extinguished, but that 70 were still active. [22] Various specialists have pointed out the "human" and political causes of the fires that recurrently strike Chile.
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. 33 men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance and were rescued after ...
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) occurred on 22 May 1960.Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale, [1] while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4.