Venezuela offers help to Chile after the flash flood in Las Condes: "We are closely monitoring developments and reiterate our willingness to assist"

WorldThe Venezuelan foreign minister stated that Caracas is closely monitoring the evolution of the emergency in the foothill area of Santiago and expressed his support for the authorities and the population affected by the phenomenon. Santiago, October 9, 2026. Consequences of a mudslide that affected the area from San Carlos de Apoquindo to the Los Dominicos sector in the commune of Las Condes, causing devastation and sweeping away vehicles and people Diego Martín/Aton Chile DIEGO MARTIN/ATON CHILE CommentsVenezuela's foreign minister, Félix Plasencia, expressed his country's solidarity with Chile following the intense rains and the mudslide that affected sectors of the commune of Las Condes and the foothill area of Santiago. Through a statement, the minister of foreign affairs expressed the support of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Chilean people and government in the face of the consequences of the weather event."The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its solidarity with the people and government of the Republic of Chile, in the face of the devastating mudslides and intense rains recorded in the commune of Las Condes and the foothill area of Santiago," said Plasencia. In the same message, the foreign minister added that Caracas is following the evolution of the emergency and reiterated his country's willingness to stand with those affected."We are closely monitoring its evolution and reiterate our willingness to accompany the brotherly Chilean people affected by these natural disasters," he stated. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its solidarity with the people and Government of the Republic of Chile, in the face of the devastating mudslides and intense rains recorded in the commune of Las Condes and the foothill area of Santiago. We are closely monitoring its evolution and…— Félix Plasencia González (@plasenciafelixr) October 10, 2026 According to the latest report from the Metropolitan Directorate of Senapred, the emergency has left 384 people affected, 1,000 evacuated and six injured. As for damage to homes, the agency counts 56 destroyed, 40 with major damage and 1,960 with minor damage. In addition, it reported that 1,200 people were rescued from vehicles, homes, service stations and other facilities in the commune. The mudslide affected areas such as Camino El Alba al Norte, Quebrada Honda Sur, General Blanche and Vital Apoquindo, where the influx of water and mud impacted various points in Las Condes. Senapred maintains the red alert for landslides for San José de Maipo, Puente Alto, Pirque, La Florida, Peñalolén, La Reina, Las Condes, Lo Barnechea, Vitacura and Colina. The regional yellow alert for the weather event also remains in effect. More on:MudslideLas CondesVenezuelaFélix PlasenciaForeign MinisterWorld