Chile News » Atacama News Chile » Atacama » Government: Chile declares state of catastrophe in the north after storm leaves at least ten dead
News channel or source: https://en.mercopress.com/2026/07/21/chile-declares-state-of-catastrophe-in-the-north-after-storm-leaves-at-least-ten-dead
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026
Chile's president, José Antonio Kast, declared on Monday a 30-day constitutional state of catastrophe in the Coquimbo region and the Huasco province, in the Atacama region, in response to the intense ...
News Chile » Atacama » Government: Chile declares emergency after deadly rains kill 10, damage over 1000 homes
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/weather/general/chile-declares-emergency-after-deadly-rains-kill-10-damage-over-1000-homes/ar-AA28lLu6
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026
SANTIAGO: Heavy rainfall in Chile has killed at least 10 people and destroyed or severely damaged over 1,000 homes, officials said Monday, as the government declared a state of emergency. Since last ...
News Chile » Atacama » Government: Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/weather/general/chile-declares-state-of-emergency-over-deadly-rainfall/ar-AA28m0ip
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026
Rain lashed the usually arid region, where a month's rainfall fell in just one hour, triggering widespread flooding.
News Chile » Atacama » Government: Dark Embrace
News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-chile-atacama-desert-astronomy-light-pollution/
Published on: Thursday 20 June 2024
When Eduardo Unda-Sanzana arrived in Chile’s Atacama Desert to teach astronomy, the darkness was disorienting. The remote location of the small observatory at Catholic University of the North made it ...