Weeklong Rainstorms in Chile Blamed on El Nino Kill at Least 10 and Trigger Flash Floods
Authorities say El Niño-driven storms have damaged more than 20,000 homes and left thousands without electricity or drinking water.
- Weeklong rainstorms blamed on El Niño have killed at least 10 people in Chile, with emergency teams racing on Tuesday to reach more than 100,000 residents stranded by flash floods across the country.
- President José Antonio Kast declared a state of emergency on Monday for the northern regions of Atacama and Coquimbo, where torrential rains and strong winds continue to batter the usually arid area.
- Beyond the casualties, the storms have injured 16 people and displaced over 4,000, with 1,031 staying in emergency shelters, while 81 homes were destroyed and more than 20,000 damaged.
- Senapred has issued evacuation alerts for 10 of Chile's regions, as the agency's head, Alicia Cebrián, warned, "River levels do not necessarily rise at the same time precipitation is falling."
- Swollen rivers and flooded roads have stranded 104,271 people, while thousands remain without electricity or drinking water as meteorologists attribute the extreme conditions to El Niño's continued impact.
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At least ten people have died and over 100,000 are isolated as a result of heavy rain and flash floods in Chile.
A storm struck northern Chile. A wave of mud destroyed everything on its way. Water infiltrated the neighbourhoods and even in an amusement park. The country had not experienced such a phenomenon in twenty years. Two thousand and four hundred people lost their homes and more than one hundred thousand were isolated because of the roads cut off. The army was mobilized to help them. The human score, already ten dead and seventeen wounded, four peop…
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Chile floods kill 10 as El Nino rain cuts off over 100,000 people
El Nino-driven rainstorms have triggered deadly floods across Chile, cutting off more than 100,000 people. The disaster has intensified pressure on rescuers as rivers remain dangerous even after the rain eases.
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Weeklong rainstorms in Chile blamed on El Nino kill at least 10 and trigger flash floods
Weeklong rainstorms have battered Chile and killed at least 10 people. Authorities on Tuesday raced to reach more than 100,000 cut off by flash floods in what has been one of the country’s worst weather disasters in decades.
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds have struck Chile, killing at least 10 people and leaving 4 missing.
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