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Chile: Mudslide kills tourist, others near Corcovado National Park

RT.COM – A tourist and two women died after a mudslide plummeted into the  small southern Chilean village of Villa Santa Lucia, located near the Corcovado National Park. The area is known for volcanoes. At least three others were injured and airlifted to a hospital. It is expected the number of deaths will climb as at least fifteen people are still listed as missing.  Power outages also reported. Read Article

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Santiago, Chile: Tourist dies heart attack, unable to get medical attention because of protests against Uber, Cabify

news4europe.eu – (efe-pa).- A Brazilian tourist died Monday after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest outside Santiago International Airport and was unable to get medical attention in time – because the roads in and out were blocked by taxi drivers protesting against Uber, Cabify, and their apps for picking up passengers. Police officials said the victim was […]

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Tourist dies in kayak accident in Chile, founder of North Face

dailymail.co.uk reported millionaire North Face founder dies in kayaking accident: Doug Tompkins, 72, succumbs to hypothermia as waves flip his boat on lake deep in the Patagonian wilderness Douglas Tompkins died from severe hypothermia after his kayak capsized in General Carrerra Lake in the Patagonia region southern Chile He was boating with four or five […]

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Tourist from Belgium dies from burns after falling into geyser in Atacama Chile

68 year old woman dies with 80% of her body burned. t13.cl reported (October 2015) death of 68 Belgian tourist during last Friday fell to a geyser in the Geysers, San Pedro de Atacama, according to Radio Cooperativa was confirmed. That day, the tourist identified as Guillaume Margaret, 68, suffered burns over 80% of their […]

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7.9 MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE NEAR ILLAPEL CHILE

bbc.com reportes Chile hit by 7.9 earthquake, US Geological Survey says, with buildings shaking in Santiago and tsunami possible. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. USGS – 2015-09-16 22:54:31 (UTC) 2015-09-16 15:54:31 (UTC-07:00) in your timezone Times in other […]

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Emergency Declared in Santiago Chile due to Smog

dw.com reported Chilean authorities have declared an environmental emergency in response to dangerously high pollution levels in the capital, Santiago. The city last resorted to such a measure 16 years ago. Santiago regional governor Claudio Orrego said the emergency measures, to come into force Monday, would require 3,000 factories and other businesses to shut down. […]

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Chile: Two Skiers Perish in Avanlance

bbc.com reported police in Chile have found the bodies of two extreme skiers who had been missing since an avalanche struck a mountain in southern Chile on Tuesday. Canadian Jean-Philippe Auclair, 37, and Swede Carl Andreas Fransson had been hiking the 3,700m-high (12,200ft) San Lorenzo mountain in Patagonia when they were swept away by the […]

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U.S. 22 year old expat English Teacher found murdered in Chile, three suspects

dailymail.co.uk reported the parents of a 22-year-old psychology graduate who was found murdered in Chile traveled to the city of Temuco this week to transport their daughter’s body back to the United States. Chris Hagan and his grief-stricken wife were photographed Wednesday in Chile on their way to make final arrangements for Erica Faith Hagan, […]

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Terrorist Bomb Detonated at Subway Station Santiago Chile

elnuevodia.com reported in the most serious attack occurred in years in Chile, a bomb detonated Monday in a shop of one of the main stations of the metro of Santiago and caused ten wounded, two of them serious. Francisco Bravo, which investigated 29 bombings that took place this year in Santiago, told reporters that the […]

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Santiago Chile: Bomb Explodes on Empty Subway Car After letting Passengers off

elmundo.com.sv reported a low power bomb exploded in a vacuum subway car of Santiago of Chile who was in the terminal station Los Dominicos, while injured, but if material damage, police said today. The incident occurred on Sunday night after the end of the last journey of the underground railroad, and then that they descended […]

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