Video. Storm Chaos in Santiago as Hail, Floods and Power Cuts Slam Chile’s Capital
Authorities mobilized emergency resources as about 36,000 customers lost power and Metro de Santiago closed stations after heavy rain and hail.
- On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, Senapred declared a Red Alert for the Santiago Metropolitan Region as an electrical storm struck the capital.
- Heavy rain and violent hail fell across the city, following the Las Condes mudslide on 8 October that swept cars through the commune.
- About 36,000 customers were without electricity at 5 p.m. local time based on SEC figures, though Diario Financiero later reported the number exceeded 40,000 homes.
- Water accumulation forced closure of the Pedro de Valdivia station on Line 1, while Line 2 service remained limited on two sections affecting commuters.
- Megatiempo forecasts that electrical storms could continue until about 10 p.m., impacting daily movement for residents and travelers across the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
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Storm chaos in Santiago as hail, floods and power cuts slam Chile’s capital
Heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms flooded Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday, 13 October, disrupting transport and leaving over 36,000 electricity customers without power. Chile’s disaster agency, Senapred, declared a red alert across the Metropolitan Region.
Rainstorm and hail hit the Chilean capital with force and caused flooding, road blockade and damage to the electricity service.
Video. Storm chaos in Santiago as hail, floods and power cuts slam Chile’s capital
Video. Heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms flooded Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday, 13 October, disrupting transport and leaving over 36,000 electricity customers without power. Chile’s disaster agency, Senapred, declared a red alert across the Metropolitan Region.
The measure reaches the entire Metropolitan Region; an evacuation process was activated in Talagante and the authorities warned about the risk of collapses; there are more than 34,000 users without light
Santiago de Chile, 13 Oct (EFE).- The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service of Chile (Senapred) issued red alert this Tuesday for the Metropolitan Region, in which the capital Santiago is located, in the midst of the heavy rains that are recorded in the capital of the country. Several sectors of Santiago, especially in [...] The entry Declare red alert in the region of Santiago de Chile by hail and electrical storm was first publishe…
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