Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera died in a helicopter accident. His remains will be laid to rest starting today in Santiago.

The State funeral will be in the morning at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the capital. Finally, the response and burial will be on Friday at the Parque del memoria cemetery in Huechuraba. The news has generated a great commotion in Chile, a country hit by devastating fires that left more than 100 dead. The former president governed Chile between 2010-2104 and 2018-22.