People listen to instructions from the staff at the closed entrance of the metro during a blackout in Vina del Mar, Chile, on February 25, 2025 [Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters] Early on Wednesday ...

A massive power outage has hit 14 of Chile’s 16 regions, including the capital, Santiago and its surrounding area, where the Metro service ... los Lagos, de los Ríos and Ñuble.

After the curfew expired at 10 am Paris time Wednesday, cars, buses and people were out in the streets and the metro was operating ... home to more than 90% of Chile's 20 million people.