Authorities in Chile announced a state of emergency and imposed a curfew from Arica y Parinacota in the north to Los Lagos in the south following a nationwide power outage. According to reports, the curfew was imposed at 22:00 local time on 25th February and would remain in effect until at least 06:00 local time on 26th February. The measures have affected an area over 3,000 km / 1865 miles and came with the deployment of 3,000 soldiers onto the streets to reinforce security. Logistics and business disruptions are to be expected until the power supply returns to normal.