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Due to the two meteorological warnings for frontal systems affecting the national territory, the Disaster Risk Management Committee (Cogrid) decided to apply the total suspension of classes in the regions of Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana and O’Higgins for this Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14. Ñuble was later added to them.

This measure is in addition to the total suspension of classes that had already been applied for the Biobío region, due to the State of Catastrophe that governs that region, and which will continue this Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14.

SAccording to the Ministry of Education, this preventive suspension of classes in the five regions is valid for educational establishments at all levels (preschools, primary education and secondary education) and for all providers (municipal, Local Public Education Services, subsidized private, paid private and delegated administration).

The acting Minister of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, explained that this measure was adopted to safeguard the health of students in the face of the frontal system that is expected to affect the area on Thursday and Friday.

Regarding higher education, Monsalve said that, given the autonomy, “the suggestion is made, as a result of the climatic event and the risk that this implies, to suspend classes as far as possible.”

Arauco Province the most affected

Of the regions most affected by the passage of the frontal system, Biobío is the one that has recorded the greatest number of emergencies.

On Wednesday followingnoon, a video recorded the calypso of a house in Curanilahue, due to a sinkhole caused by the intense rains left by the frontal system.

For this reason, the Minister (s) of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, headed the Disaster Risk Management Committee (Cogrid) in the Biobío region, one of the areas most affected by water, where the aforementioned commune is located.

Starting TODAY, July 8, the Colombian airline Wingo will apply, as it had already announced, a visa request policy for Cubans who wish to board its flights to Colombia. The Colombian government has still not made anything official in this regard.

Can an airline impose visa applications on its own for Cuban nationals? That has to be a government matter. No, but why is the official communication from the Colombian government not published where this new requirement is required, which has left hundreds of Cubans stranded, who were looking to make a connection in that country and continue on to Nicaragua?

To date, no official website of the Colombian government says anything regarding Cubans needing a transit visa, although they do need a tourist visa to enter Colombia for a short stay, and Wingo “takes advantage” of this to require Cubans to have a visa. Since they do not fly connecting flights, only from origin to destination, Cubans should know that they would need a visa to enter Colombia.

Wingo regretted that passengers who purchased tickets on the island cannot fly due to the new visa requirement. The airline clarified that the requirements for international travelers in Colombia are established by the country’s immigration authorities, and not by the airline.

But where is this official communication published, stating that it has been applied since the 8th and before today?

Wingo requires visas for Cubans from TODAY

As of today, July 8, 2024, Cuban passengers traveling to Nicaragua via Wingo airline must present a regular tourist visa, according to the company, which apologized for this inconvenience, clarifying that it was not imposed by them, but by the immigration authorities of the South American country.

“Because Wingo operates only point-to-point and does not have connectionstravelers of Cuban nationality must present a visitor visa when boarding your flight. This document must be issued by the Colombian consulate in Cuba,” he explained.

What else will Wingo require? In addition to a visa to Colombia, passengers must show a confirmed return ticket issued by Wingo when boarding the plane.