Overview
- A cold-core weather system brought intense rain to Chile’s north, triggering rapid aluviones (mudflows), landslides and flash floods that overwhelmed vulnerable quebradas and settlements.
- Authorities report at least one person dead, three injured and 1,166 people evacuated or housed in shelters, with about 580 people classified as affected by Senapred.
- The government declared a state of constitutional catastrophe for the Tocopilla commune after a mudflow damaged the local hospital and left parts of the town isolated, and President José Antonio Kast visited the region to coordinate relief.
- Roads and services were disrupted across Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Atacama, with several routes closed, five health facilities taken temporarily out of service and many homes damaged.
- Authorities maintain a regional Red Alert, Sernageomin and the meteorological office forecast continued risk through at least Friday, and officials have urged moving people from high‑risk camps while planning permanent housing and stronger mitigation works.