The demonstrations do not stop in Chile where there are already 11 dead

The day after the second night of curfew and while the state of emergency continued in Chile, Santiago woke up long lines in supermarkets, pharmacies and petrol stations, which remained closed pending the arrival of police officers who could keep them, although there was looting.

In some areas of the city, supermarkets have been organized and have allowed a few people on a rotating basis to shop and stock up, but in most cases they keep the doors closed, provoking impatience among the people. neighbors.

All this is happening in a context of new mobilizations in several cities of the country militarized for days. And violence in the streets does not stop.

The revolt sparked by a student demonstration against the refusal of the metro ticket has already killed 11 people in the country., as confirmed by the authorities of the metropolitan area. And 800 people remained in detention.

Earlier, clashes between protesters and security forces and the army took place in Valparaíso, where the curfew would prevail tonight..

The head of the national defense force of the Valparaíso region, Juan Andrés de la Maza, announced the curfew in the region for today from 20 hours to 6 hours..

This is the first Chilean region in which the measure of tonight is announced.

On his Twitter account, the municipality of the region of Valparaíso confirmed: "The head of the national defense force of the region, CA Juan Andrés de la Maza, confirms #ToqueDeQueda from 20:00 this Monday, October 21. until 06:00 tomorrow Tuesday for the entire Valparaíso region. "

In this way, the inhabitants of the region must return home before the age of 20, and only "emergency situations involving the presence of firefighters and health assistance, as well as police and military personnel, are exempt from this prohibition. or other situations that deserve such an exception. "

But the situation is chaotic far beyond Santiago and Valparaíso and the claims against the Piñera government extend to the whole countryIt is therefore not excluded that the restrictions imposed by the authorities extend to other regions.

Bachelet, "very worried"

While the Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, said that the country knew the "war", a bellicose conflict against a "powerful enemy and ruthless" it does not respect anyone or anyone, "said his predecessor, Michelle Bachelet, who felt sad and very worried about the situation in his country.

Bachelet, High Commissioner of the United Nations Organization for Human Rights (OHCHR), On Monday, he urged President Piñera to dialogue and asked protesters to demonstrate peacefully.

"I urge the government to work with all sectors of society to find solutions to calm the situation," Bachelet said in a statement.