Cars light up the roadways as Santiago, Chile is plunged into darkness during a power outage on Feb. 25, 2025. AP “Our first concern, and the reason for this announcement, is to ensure people ...

A large power outage struck vast swaths of Chile on Tuesday (February 25), interrupting mining operations in the world's biggest copper producer and leaving residents of Santiago without electricity.

Chile’s president has declared a state of emergency after an electricity blackout plunged most of the country into darkness on Tuesday, including the capital Santiago. The outage – in the ...