
Chile assesses damage after freak weather hits south

Chilean authorities are assessing damage left by severe weather that hit the central-south Biobío region in recent days, including waterspouts and a tornado.
According to emergencies office ONEMI, as a result of a highly uncommon tornado over 370 houses in the city of Los Ángeles were damaged, while 18 people were injured.
Meanwhile, in regional capital Concepción and the nearby port of Talcahuano, which were hit by waterspouts on Friday, one person died and 176 houses were damaged, while 24,000 homes lost electricity and infrastructure was damaged, according to a release.
Other nearby municipalities saw minor damage, ONEMI said.
Subscribe to the most trusted business intelligence platform in Latin America. Let us show you our solutions for Suppliers, Contractors, Operators, Government, Legal, Financial and Insurance.
News in: Infrastructure (Chile)

Chile opens economic bid for US$147mn hospital concession
Grupo CRCC Chile was the only applicant for the construction of the new National Institute of Neurosurgery in Santiago.

‘The telecom sector as a whole is increasingly looking like infrastructure’ investment group CDPQ
BNamericas speaks to Eduardo Farhat, managing director of CDPQ for Brazil and infra VP for Latin America, about the company's investment plans for ...
Subscribe to Latin America’s most trusted business intelligence platform.
Other projects in: Infrastructure (Chile)
Get critical information about thousands of Infrastructure projects in Latin America: what stages they're in, capex, related companies, contacts and more.
- Project: Intermediate basic road, road t-189 melefquen-los tallos, dm 0,000 to dm 3,245.58, commune of panguipulli, province of valdivia, region of the rivers
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 months ago
- Project: Improvement route D-597, Monte Patria - Carén - Las Ramadas, Sector Carén-Tilahuén, DM. 29,697,000 to DM. 44,769,795, Limari Province, Coquimbo Region
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
- Project: Route F-30-E Improvement, Sector 1: Concón Roundabout - Vergara Street, Valparaíso Region
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
- Project: Improvement Route C-46, stage II, Freirina-Huasco Bajo sector, Huasco Province, Atacama Region
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
- Project: Improvement Route D-605, Sector Punitaqui - Manquehua, Commune of Punitaqui, Province of Limari, Coquimbo Region
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
- Project: Replacement of Route D-81 Illapel-Salamanca, DM 19,700 - DM 30,784, Salamanca District, Choapa Province, Coquimbo Region.
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 years ago
- Project: Road Junction Improvement Route 1 (Republic of Croatia Avenue) - Route 28, Antofagasta Region (second call)
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 years ago
- Project: Improvement of route l-45, el peñasco-reten los hualles sector, section km.20,137 to km.35,900, province of linares, maule region.
- Current stage:
- Updated:
11 months ago
- Project: Replacement of Route 181 CH, Curacautín-Malalcahuello Road, sector DM 71,880,163 to DM 86,628,163, Curacautín Commune, Malleco Province, Araucanía Region
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
Other companies in: Infrastructure (Chile)
Get critical information about thousands of Infrastructure companies in Latin America: their projects, contacts, shareholders, related news and more.
- Company: Puerto Mejillones S.A.  (Puerto Mejillones)
-
The description contained in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been edited or modified by BNamericas researchers, but may have been automatical...
- Company: Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso S.A.  (Puerto Valparaíso)
-
Chilean state port operator EPV was legally incorporated in 1997 to administer, operate, develop, and conserve Region V port Valparaíso, its industrial assets, and all port-rela...
- Company: Grupo CRCC Chile
-
The description contained in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been edited or modified by BNamericas researchers, but may have been automatical...
- Company: Terminal Puerto Coquimbo S.A.  (TPC)
-
Terminal Puerto Coquimbo S.A. (TPC), established in the year 2012, is the concession holder of the multipurpose terminal of the Chilean port of Coquimbo which provides cruise sh...
- Company: Puerto de Coronel S.A.  (Puerto de Coronel)
-
Puerto de Coronel runs the port located 25km south of regional capital Concepción. The company is owned by a group of private Chilean firms, including local construction firm Be...
- Company: Alstom Chile S.A.  (Alstom Chile)
-
Alstom Chile S.A., a local unit of French transport firm Alstom S.A., is dedicated to the rail transport sector, acting as the main supplier for Santiago's and Valparaiso's subw...
- Company: Ministerio de Salud de la República de Chile  (MINSAL Chile)
-
Chile's Ministry of Health, MINESAL, was established in Santiago in 1959 to manage public health planning, control sanitary risks, coordinate projects and activities, ensure the...
- Company: Entorno Social Consultores S.A.  (Entorno Social)
-
The description included in this profile was taken directly from an official source and has not been modified or edited by the BNamericas’ researchers. However, it may have been...