Chile’s president has declared a state of emergency after an electricity blackout plunged most of the country into darkness on Tuesday, including the capital Santiago. The outage – in the ...

President Gabriel Boric said he was activating "a state of emergency due to a catastrophe" to guarantee national security. He ...

Gov. Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency for more than 20 counties after the blizzard. He said initial damage estimates exceeded $21 million.

Chile on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and curfew across much of the country, including the capital Santiago, ...