Chile: Residents of Quintero and Puchuncaví (Valparaiso region) march on August 21

Event

Residents of Quintero and Puchuncaví (Valparaiso region) peacefully marched with signs to commemorate two years of massive poisoning on Friday, August 21. Two years after massive intoxication affecting over 1500 people occurred in the so-called "sacrifice zones" in Concón, Quintero, and Puchuncaví, inhabitants claim to feel unprotected. There has been slow development in the investigations on the incident and the companies in the industrial cordon continue to operate.

Advice

Those in the area are advised to monitor the situation, avoid all demonstrations or large gatherings as a precaution, and adhere to all instructions issued by local authorities.