Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall
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Heavy rains in Chile have killed at least 10 people and destroyed or severely damaged more than 1,000 homes, officials said Monday, as the government declared a state of emergency.
In Chile, President Kast declared the disaster after floods caused by heavy rains.
This unprecedented weather caused at least five deaths, four missing and destroyed or severely damaged more than 1,100 homes, according to an initial assessment by the authorities.
Sunday, "the amount of rain that usually falls in a month has fallen in an hour," the Under-Secretary of State for the Interior said, about this event which began on 15 July.
Chile declares state of emergency over deadly rainfall
Rain has lashed the northern arid regions of Coquimbo and Atacama since last Wednesday, where such intense levels of precipitation are highly unusual. Five people have died, four people are missing and over 1,100 homes have been destroyed or severely damaged due to the extreme weather, according to official figures. The "increasingly serious" conditions prompted President Jose Antonio Kast to declare a state of emergency in the affected areas on…
Chile declares a state of exception in Coquimbo and Atacama due to heavy rains affecting 10 regions and causing a climate emergency.
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