🇨🇱 *CHILE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AS MAJOR BLACKOUT LEAVES MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER* The president noted that the state of emergency was necessary to guarantee the safety of citizens, given the possibility of the outage continuing for longer. The Chilean government has also announced a curfew from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday (0100 to 0900GMT). The outage occurred amid a heat wave in Chile, and in small towns such as Lo Barnechea, Talagante and La Florida, authorities promptly established supplies of drinking water. *Read full article here:* 👇🏽 https://independentpress.cc/chile-declares-state-of-emergency-as-major-blackout-leaves-millions-without-power/2025/02/26/ --------------------------------- 🔴 Get short and instant News alerts by joining *INDEPENDENT PRESS* WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22