Heavy rains have lashed much of Chile, damaging homes, flooding roads, knocking out power and causing mudslides. The storms drenched centre and south Chile throughout the week, displacing at least 4000 people and forcing schools to shut down .

Chile: Heavy rains damage homes, flood roads

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Chile police and rescue teams are helping isolated residents to evacuate flooded areas as Southern Chile battles intense rains red alerts have been issued for several regions.

Chile: Heavy rains paralyse daily life, evacuation operations on

Humboldt penguins found primarily in South America are facing extinction. Their population has decreased in areas along the central coast of Chile.

Chile's Humboldt penguins could face extinction as population plummets

With a resolution above 3.2 gigapixels, a nearly three-ton weight and the ambitious task of carrying out an unprecedented decade-long exploration, the largest digital camera ever built for optical astronomy is ready to be installed under the clear skies of northern Chile.

Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert

A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors for their alleged roles in setting the wildfires that ravaged the coastal city of Vina del Mar in February, claiming the lives of 137 people.

Volunteer firefighter, forestry official accused of setting fatal wildfires in Chile

A firefighter in Chile was arrested on Friday (May 24) on suspicion of igniting a blaze in February this year that killed 137 people in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, media reports said citing authorities.

Chilean firefighter arrested for allegedly igniting Feb blaze that killed 137 in Vina del Mar

Today in history: A 9.5-magnitude earthquake hit Southern Chile on May 22, 1960. It killed at least 1,655 people and left 2 million homeless. It was the largest earthquake in recorded history.

Gravitas recall: The deadliest earthquake in recorded history

The flamingo population in Chile's Los Flamencos National Reserve is dwindling and scientists are trying to find out where the long-legged, pink-plumed birds are going. Watch in for more details!

Chilean scientists track 'flamingos' by satellite to preserve declining population

Winter-like weather surprisingly returned to Santiago on Tuesday (April 23), with heavy snow falling in and around USA. Watch to know more.

Chile capital faces fiercest cold snap in decades

Chile turns chilly as rare, snowfall hits Santiago

Good news for all astronomy enthusiasts! The world’s highest astronomical observatory at 5,640 metres (18,500 feet) above sea level is now open in the Atacama Desert.

Big! World's highest astronomical observatory is finally open and sits atop Chile's Andes Mountains

While fishing for bony fish off the Chilean coast, some fishermen made an unexpected discovery in their gill nets—they had captured a species believed to be lost.

Rare ocean predator missing since 1800s found in Chilean fishers' net

Chile is observing National morning after three Military police officers were killed in an armed ambush by unidentified assailants. Watch in for more details!

Chile: President Gabriel Boric declares national mourning period after 3 police officers killed

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has declared a three-day mourning period after armed assailants ambushed and killed three police officers in southern Chile. Watch in for more details!

Chilean President Boric declares national mourning period after 3 police officers killed

A Chilean TikToker named Luis Alvarez decided to splurge on a new television, but the method of payment was anything but ordinary. Equipped with just a metal detector, he scoured the area to collect the amount in about seven days, as reported by Reuters.

Man buys TV with coins collected from beaches, parks using metal detector in just 7 days

Here we bring to you WION's climate tracker that showcases climate stories from across the globe: Chile is facing a dire situation as reservoirs across the country are running dangerously low. This comes after the nation has faced 15 years of devastating drought. Meanwhile, Spanish region of Catalonia is facing an unprecedented crisis, as it grapples with its worst drought in history. Last month, officials in Catalonia declared a drought emergency. Petrochemical factories, power plants and agricultural drainage that carries fertilisers and other toxins further pollute Iraq's water. Watch in for more details!

Chile water crisis | Catalonia Drought | Copacabana's youngest beach cleaner

Chile is facing a dire situation as reservoirs across the country are running dangerously low. This comes after the nation has faced 15 years of devastating drought. In the Coquimbo region of northern Chile, the Cogoti reservoir, with a capacity of 150 million cubic meters, has completely depleted, leaving local residents desperate for water. Watch to know more!

Chile Water Crisis: Devastating drought is drying out Chile's drinking water

Wildfires in Chile's Valparaíso region. The fires erupted as many were on summer vacations in Viña del Mar, a city of roughly 330,000, and swept through the smaller neighboring cities of Quilpué, Limache, and Villa Alemana.

Chile Wildfire: Fire ravages hillside in Chile's Valparaiso

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Wildfires: The burning issue

The British Museum is facing mounting pressure from social media users in Chile demanding the return of a stone monument stolen from Easter Island. The controversy surrounds two moai statues, originally from the Chilean territory of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, which were acquired by the museum in 1868.

Chile's youngsters demand return of their country's 'stolen friends' from British museum

Chile is observing an official two-day mourning period, for the 123 people killed so far in the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history. Chile's investigative police force is probing areas where fires might have been started intentionally.

Chile mourns as wildfires claim at least 123 lives

Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, sending the country he led for two terms into mourning and prompting an outpouring of condolences from leaders across Latin America.

Chile's former president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash

Chile is observing an official two-day mourning period, for the 123 people killed so far in the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history. Chile's investigative police force is probing areas where fires might have been started intentionally. Watch to know more!

Chile mourns as Wildfires claim at least 123 lives

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