October 8, 2026 — After days of torrential rain, a mudflow pours out of the Quebrada Honda ravine into San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes, on the east side of Santiago, Chile. Surveillance cameras catch cars swept away with drivers still inside, and a red city bus carried off with passengers who climb onto its roof. October 8, 2026 — Firefighters rescue or evacuate more than 1,000 people. At least six people are injured, including a one-year-old with fractures, and 11 residents are moved out of a care home for older people. No deaths are reported. October 8, 2026 — The Mapocho River overflows, and Chile's disaster agency declares a red alert for 10 municipalities over the risk of more landslides. Schools stay closed on Friday. October 9, 2026 — President José Antonio Kast declares Las Condes a catastrophe zone under a state of emergency. Mayor Catalina San Martín says 14.4 centimeters of rain — about nine times the October average — left the ground totally saturated. October 2026 — Roughly 2,000 homes are damaged across the wider disaster zone, in what becomes the wettest start to an October Santiago has ever recorded, during storms tied to a powerful El Niño. #Santiago #Chile #LasCondes #FlashFlood #TrueStory - @thatssourr