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Weekly Report - 11 October 2018 (WR-18-40)

CHILE: Piñera presented with pollution problems

Chile is facing one of its worst ever health crises, stemming from pollution, after reports of an industrial gas leak in Quintero and Puchuncaví communes, in Valparaíso Region, recently forced hundreds of people to seek medical treatment for vomiting and nausea. With President Sebastián Piñera compelled to acknowledge the crisis in his address before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last month, it once again highlights the challenges facing his right-of-centre Chile Vamos coalition government with regard to what remains a long-running concern.

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