Mass evacuations, cars washed away in Chilean flood disaster

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How it spread - 16 original reports

1. Fri, 9 October 2026

   8 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)02:21first to reportedited after publishing
     Mass evacuations, cars washed away in Chilean flood disaster

     previouslyChile declares disaster after flash floods wash away vehicles and trap people

     A raging flood cause major damage to buildings and vehicles, leading to a disaster declaration near Chile's capital at the foot of the Andes.

   • Euronews04:40
     Six injured as heavy rains batter Chile's capital, sweeping away cars and flooding homes

     Authorities have placed 10 other Chilean districts on high alert as risks of potential mudslides and rain-related emergencies threaten to batter the region.

   • Index.hr (Croatia)05:13
     VIDEO Nevrijeme potopilo glavni grad Čilea. Bujice nosile aute

     RAZORNO nevrijeme poplavilo je Santiago i nosilo automobile, a zbog rekordne kiše i brojnih evakuacija proglašeno je izvanredno stanje u Čileu.

   • Euronews07:40
     Chile: Santiago flooding turns streets to rivers as Kast declares state of catastrophe

     Torrential rain caused severe flooding in Santiago, Chile, leaving homes, clinics and university buildings under water.

   • tportal (Croatia)08:12
     FOTO/VIDEO Kaos nakon nezapamćenih kiša u Čileu: Bujice nosile sve pred sobom, proglašeno izvanredno stanje

     Snažne kiše izazvale su razorne poplave i odrone blata u glavnom gradu Čilea Santiagu i okolnim područjima. Nabujala voda nosila je automobile ulicama, poplavljivala kuće i prisilila stanovnike na evakuaciju. Najmanje šest osoba je ozlijeđeno, među njima i jednogodišnje dijete koje je zadobilo prijelome kostiju.

   • N1 Info (Croatia)08:41
     VIDEO / Katastrofalne poplave pogodile Čile: Bujice nose automobile, proglašeno izvanredno stanje

     Obilne kiše pogodile su u četvrtak glavni grad Čilea Santiago i okolna područja, izazvavši klizišta i bujične poplave koje su nosile automobile, popla

   • Novinky (Czechia)10:17
     Stav katastrofy v Santiagu de Chile. Proud bahna unášel auta i autobusy s lidmi

     Chilské hlavní město Santiago zasáhla ve čtvrtek ničivá přívalová povodeň. Nejvíce postižena byla čtvrť Las Condes na úpatí And, kde mohutný proud vody a bahna strhával vozidla a zaplavoval budovy. Úřady zde vyhlásily stav katastrofy. K mimořádně deštivému počasí mohlo přispět rychle sílící El Niño.

   • MercoPress (South America)20:53
     A mudslide sweeps away cars and a bus in Santiago after the wettest October on record

     A torrent of water, mud and rocks swept away cars and a public transport bus on Thursday in San Carlos de Apoquindo, in the Las Condes district at the foot of the Andes in eastern Santiago, Chile, after a week of record rainfall. The official toll is six injured, with no deaths or missing, and President José Antonio Kast has declared a disaster zone in the district.

2. Sat, 10 October 2026

   3 reports
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)05:59
     Chile declares part of Santiago disaster zone after heavy rains

     Floods in Las Contes, affluent suburb of capital Santiago, leave 6 people injured, force evacuations, sweep vehicles through streets

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)05:59
     Chile declares part of Santiago disaster zone after heavy rains

     Floods in Las Contes, affluent suburb of capital Santiago, leave 6 people injured, force evacuations, sweep vehicles through streets

   • Al Jazeera English10:22
     Chile declares Las Condes disaster zone after mudslide

     Chile declares Las Condes disaster zone after mudslide

3. Tue, 13 October 2026

   1 report
   • El País (Spain)20:27
     Una lluvia torrencial e inesperada desborda Santiago de Chile

     Las autoridades emiten una alerta roja por una tormenta eléctrica con granizo, inusual en primavera, que deja calles y viviendas inundadas, tornados nunca vistos y cerca de 22.000 hogares que permanecen sin electricidad

4. Wed, 14 October 2026

   4 reports
   • MercoPress (South America)07:01
     A tornado and an unusual spring hailstorm overwhelm Santiago, Chile

     An electrical storm with hail, unusual in the middle of spring, flooded streets, homes and businesses in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday and produced a tornado that the Chilean Meteorological Directorate preliminarily classified as EF0, the lowest intensity category. The national disaster prevention and response service declared a red alert in the Metropolitan Region, five days after the mudslide that hit the Las Condes district.

   • Euronews08:13
     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.

   • Novinky (Czechia)11:41
     Kroupy zahalily Santiago do bíla

     V úterý odpoledne zasáhly chilské hlavní město Santiago silné deště a bouřky, které v hlavním městě způsobily rozsáhlé záplavy. Kroupy navíc zahalily město do bíla. Dokonce se zde nejspíše objevilo slabé tornádo.

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)11:50
     Storm hits Chile, prompting red alert, school closures across Santiago

     Emergency authorities report power outages, property damage following rare tornado in capital