San Carlos de Apoquindo: The story behind this trend in Social Media today
09-10-2026
The social media trend around San Carlos de Apoquindo comes from a sudden mudflow that hit that sector of Las Condes, in Santiago, on the afternoon of Thursday, October 8, 2026.Heavy rain from a frontal system had already placed the Metropolitan Region under a yellow alert for the weather event and the risk of mass removals. Around 5 p.m., Carabineros reported a large torrent of water and mud moving west along General Blanche street. Authorities linked it to the overflow of a canal on Francisco Bulnes Correa street and to the activation of nearby ravines in the foothills after intense rainfall.Videos shared online showed the flow carrying cars, trees, rocks, and sediment down streets in the area, including General Blanche and Avenida La Plaza. One widely circulated clip showed a RED public bus being swept along, with passengers reportedly climbing onto the roof. Flooding and evacuations were also reported at nearby sites, including the Duoc UC San Carlos de Apoquindo campus, Universidad de Los Andes facilities, a Líder supermarket, and the Clínica UC Christus.The municipality of Las Condes asked people to avoid Quebrada Honda, Paul Harris, Cristóbal Colón, Álvaro del Portillo, and General Blanche while crews worked on the ground. Santiago’s fire department ordered a general call-up of its companies. Senapred confirmed an aluvión tied to ravine activation in Las Condes but did not issue an SAE evacuation alert for the event. Officials and specialists described it as a mass removal, with saturated soils and urban changes on slopes acting as contributing factors once the heavy rain arrived.The posts spread quickly because the footage was dramatic and came from a relatively affluent residential and campus area of the capital that is not often associated with this kind of flash flooding.