CHILE HIT by TORNADO — 43,000+ Lose Power, Flash Floods And Hail (Latest Updates)

Two days after a tornado, hailstorm and flash flooding struck Santiago, Chile, a criminal investigation into storm-related damage is raising questions about disaster preparedness, weather warnings and government spending. Prosecutors are examining the Las Condes mudslide and whether officials failed to take adequate preventive measures. The October 13 storm brought powerful winds, hail and a sharp temperature drop to the capital. Homes were damaged across multiple districts, while the Las Condes mudslide left more than 2,000 homes damaged and dozens uninhabitable. Officials disagree over whether drainage infrastructure, missing protective barriers or the volume of mud and rock contributed to the destruction. The disaster has also renewed scrutiny of Chile's weather-monitoring capabilities. Budget cuts to Senapred, the country's disaster prevention agency, and the failure to build a proposed radar network are now central to a wider debate over emergency preparedness. President José Antonio Kast has cleared the way for emergency funding for weather radars, while a proposed 2027 budget cut threatens to deepen the dispute. In this video, we examine Santiago's rare tornado, the Las Condes mudslide investigation, the controversy over disaster funding, and Chile's renewed push for weather radar as further storms threaten southern regions. Global Weather covers natural disasters and extreme weather events as they develop, using sourced reporting and avoiding unsupported speculation. CHAPTERS 0:20 — Santiago Storm: The Investigation Begins 1:14 — Flood Damage Across the Capital 2:06 — Mudslide Inside Parque Metropolitano 2:56 — Santiago's Rare Tornado 4:40 — Chile's Wider Disaster Toll 5:33 — Las Condes: More Than 2,000 Homes Damaged 6:27 — Prosecutors Investigate the Mudslide 7:20 — Who Was Responsible for the Damage? 9:08 — The Budget Cut and the Missing Radar 10:00 — Why Chile Needs Weather Radar 10:51 — Emergency Funding and Political Pressure 12:36 — More Storms Forecast in Southern Chile SOURCES - Senapred - Chilean Meteorological Directorate - Chilean Ministry of Finance - Chilean Ministry of Public Works - Chilean Ministry of the Interior - Presidency of Chile - Las Condes Municipality - Ñuñoa Municipality - Cadem - Associated Press #ChileStorm #SantiagoChile #SantiagoTornado #ChileFloods #LasCondes #ChileMudslide #ChileWeather #WeatherRadar #Senapred #ChileDisaster2026 #ExtremeWeather #StormDamage #NaturalDisaster #GlobalWeather