Intense Storm System in Chile Leaves 13 Dead, More than $700 Million in Losses
Officials said recovery efforts are restoring roads and basic services after the storms destroyed 2,800 homes and left more than 60,000 people isolated.
- Severe storms in Chile have killed at least 13 people and left more than 60,000 others cut off due to washed-out roads, government officials reported Tuesday.
- President Jose Antonio Kast declared a state of emergency Monday across 10 regions, as the unprecedented storm fueled by El Niño impacted the country since July 15.
- Around 2,800 homes have been destroyed, while SENAPRED director Alicia Cebrian said 183 tons of aid have been airlifted via Chilean Air Force flights to affected municipalities.
- Interior Minister Claudio Alvarado warned risks remain due to swollen riverbeds, while armed forces work to restore road connectivity and clear debris from affected areas.
- The storm front has moved into Argentina, and officials expect rainfall from an incoming system Thursday to remain within normal ranges as recovery efforts intensify.
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Precipitation in Chile did not stop. Favored by the El Niño phenomenon, a frontal system affected ten regions of the southern country and left a balance of 13 people dead, 4 missing, more than 3,500 affected and...
Intensas lluvias en Chile dejan al menos 13 muertos y más de 3.500 de damnificados
Por Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español Las precipitaciones en Chile no dieron tregua. Favorecido por el fenómeno de El Niño, un sistema frontal afectó a diez regiones del país austral y dejó un saldo de 13 personas fallecidas, 4 desaparecidos, más de 3.500 damnificados y al menos 61.000 personas aisladas. Las lluvias, calificadas como históricas por los expertos para un país en sequía, comenzaron el 14 de julio y se mantuvieron de forma intermiten…
By Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español. The rains in Chile were relentless. Fueled by the El Niño phenomenon, a frontal system affected ten regions of the South American country, leaving 13 people dead, 4 missing, more than 3,500 affected, and at least 61,000 isolated. The rains, described as historic by... The post Intense rains in Chile leave at least 13 dead and more than 3,500 affected appeared first on KVIA.
The Government decreed a disaster zone in Coquimbo and Huasco province in Atacama, while more than 63,000 people remain isolated and thousands lack electricity and drinking water.
The storm that strikes a large part of Chile has been noted with force. In addition to regret -so far - 14 people died, still 4 disappeared and 63,000 isolated, there are relevant infrastructure equally affected: educational, sanitary, road and housing. This is how it emerges from the internal cadastres that, with greater or lesser depth, manage the ministries involved. In general, Mineduc, Public Works and Minsal account for more than 800 damag…
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