Why did Michelle Bachelet later request international aid after the Chile earthquake of 2010?

Following the magnitude-8.8 Chile earthquake of 2010, then-President Michelle Bachelet initially stated that the country would not require international assistance. However, she later requested aid from the United Nations and accepted offers of money and supplies from the United States, the European Union, and several Asian countries as the scale of the disaster became clear and the need for supplies grew increasingly acute.1

At the time of the earthquake, Bachelet was only two weeks away from ceding power to her successor, Sebastián Piñera. Her administration faced significant criticism during the recovery process, particularly regarding the speed of aid delivery and the initial reluctance to deploy the armed forces to maintain order in areas affected by looting and supply shortages.1