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Thousands remain without power in Chile's La Araucanía after windstorm; 90% service restored elsewhere
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Thousands remain without power in Chile's La Araucanía after windstorm; 90% service restored elsewhere

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • CGE reports that over 6,900 customers in the Lacustrine area of La Araucanía remain without electricity after strong winds caused widespread outages.
  • The company has restored power to more than 90% of affected clients, deploying over 450 brigades and 1,500 personnel to address approximately 380 fault points.
  • The severe weather, with wind gusts exceeding 120 km/h, downed hundreds of trees, impacting primarily the Villarrica and Pucón communes.

Strong winds exceeding 120 km/h have left thousands of customers in the Lacustrine area of La Araucanía without power. CGE, the electricity distribution company, stated Saturday that 6,925 clients remained disconnected, mainly in Villarrica and Pucón.

The company has made significant progress in restoring service, bringing power back to over 90% of those affected. This recovery effort involves a large contingent of technical and human resources. CGE has mobilized more than 450 brigades and nearly 1,500 workers on the ground. They are actively working to resolve around 380 identified fault points across the region.

The severe weather event caused hundreds of trees to fall, disrupting the electrical infrastructure. CGE has brought in additional personnel, materials, and equipment from as far as Coquimbo to bolster its response capacity in La Araucanía.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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