President of the República – Sebastián Piñera Echenique A series of aftershocks rattled Chile’s Presidential Inauguration. Yesterday Thursday, March 11th, major aftershocks rocked the central coast of Chile and frightened those people who had assembled in Valparaiso to attend Sebastián Piñera’s rise to power.  Piñera himself appeared calm during the aftershocks, smiling and... 

President of the República – Sebastián Piñera Echenique Politicians and dignitaries from around the world gathered in the National Congress building in Valparaiso, Chile, to witness the inauguration of new President Sebastian Piñera, were rocked by three new strong aftershocks.  Magnitude 6.9, 6.2 and 6.0 aftershocks occurred between 11:35 and 12:06 this morning, minutes before Piñera was to... 

After the aftershocks that rocked Chile around 11:30 today, a new tsunami alert was called between Los Lagos and Coquimbo.  ONEDI called the alert after a magnitude-7.2 aftershock and 6.9 aftershock were recorded in Litertador O’Higgings at 11:39 and 11:55 am respectively. The tsunami alert will remain until 2pm local time today.  Evacuations have begun for those in the affected areas. tsunami-wave-warning-alert UPDATEL... 

Be The Chilean Represenative It’s enough to send any football fan into a frenzy: Budweiser is looking for a Chilean representative to be flown to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup 2010. An event they have called Bud House is calling for one fan, over the age of 25, from each of the 32 countries that are participating in the World Cup to take part in a reality program. Applicants must have a valid... 

Chile's Police de Investigaciones Chilean Investigation Police, or PDI, are still searching for one person missing after an apartment building fell during the earthquake. According to PDI personnel, the tracker dogs being used to find José Luis León, the only missing victim inside the Alto Río 15-storey building that collapsed during the February 27th earthquake, found evidence that could... 

Chilean President-elect Sebastian Pinera President-elect Sebastián Piñera announced that army soldiers will stay in the earthquake-rocked areas. Sebastián Piñera, who will take office on March 11th, said he will keep the national armed forces deployed in the areas that were most affected by the natural disaster. Piñera explained that his decision lies in the fact that the soldiers have the tools... 

Goods retreived from looters included whitegoods and televisions Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said that the full weight of the law will come down on looters. Michelle Bachelet traveled to the Bío-Bío region on Sunday to monitor efforts to recover the items looted by the population after the February 27th earthquake. The President said in a press release that those people who stole items... 

Deputy Interior Minister Patricio Rosende The death toll was revised downward on Thursday as authorities reviewed discrepancies in the reported number of dead in the Maule region. The casualty count in Maule, originally reported at 587, included more than 200 people who are missing but not confirmed dead, said Deputy Interior Minister Patricio Rosende. Therefore, the official nationwide death toll... 

Subtel Subtel, the Subsecretarial of Telecommunications yesterday announced the state of telecommunications in Chile following Sunday’s earthquake which affected a significant proportion of the population resident in Region V to IX.  It reports a general improvement but with remaining “high vulnerability due to the supply of electricity. Following the quake most terrestrial and cellular networks... 

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II of England and the Prince of Wales have sent multiple solidarity messages that the international community has expressed to Chile due to the catastrophe that has been affecting the central and southern regions since last Saturday. “I am deeply moved by the earthquake news that is affecting Chile, the tragic loss of human lives and the great damage...