SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Fifteen years ago on February 27, a devastating 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile off the coast of Concepcion, shaking the ground for four minutes and unleashing a tsunami that left 550 dead.

A large power outage struck vast swaths of Chile on Tuesday, interrupting mining operations in the world's biggest copper producer and leaving residents of Santiago without electricity. Areas from the mining-intensive north to the central and southern regions that are home to most of the population,

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.

Power has been restored to most of Chile’s 19 million people after the nation’s most disruptive blackout in 15 years.

Chile's power grid and major copper mines slowly came back online on Wednesday morning after a major outage hit the world's top producer of the red metal, with power firms working to restore the system to full operation,

Most residents had power restored by midnight but the situation remained unstable. President Gabriel Boric blamed power companies for not acting faster.

SANTIAGO, Chile — A sweeping blackout plunged most of Chile into darkness Tuesday, stranding commuters, knocking the internet offline and paralyzing businesses and daily life as officials scrambled to restore power. The government declared a state of emergency alongside a mandatory nighttime curfew that will last until 6 a.m. Wednesday.

A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday (February 25) and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country's north, buffeting global metal markets. Syakir Jasnee reports.

Prosecutors in Chile say the country will formally request that the United States extradite a Venezuelan man to stand trial for charges related to the abduction and killing of a Venezuelan ex-army officer and opposition figure last year in Chile.

Residents in Santiago were without power aftera large outage hit vast swaths of Chile::The power outage affected the country from the northern Arica and Parinacota region to the southern Los Lagos region,

Laslo will seek his first ATP title since Sardinia in 2020 against another Argentine, Sebastian Baez. Djere reached the semi-final at the ATP 500 event in Rio and went a step further in Chile. The Serb claimed 12 points more than the Argentine.