Chile Floods: Towns Evacuated Following Heavy Rain in Coquimbo
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Santiago. A storm that travels Chile left at least 10 dead and almost 2 thousand affected by road interruptions, according to a new report released yesterday by the government, which decreed a state of catastrophe and mobilized the army for rescue work.
The Partido por la Democracia (PPD) called this Monday morning on the government to immediately decree a state of...
The intense rains have caused cuts in routes, evacuations and power cuts, which has led various authorities to ask the government to decree the exceptional measure. Senator Matías Walker (Ind.) spoke with Minister Claudio Alvarado; Senator Daniella Cicardini (PS) did the same with Undersecretary Máximo Pavez, and Congressman Marco Antonio Sulantay (UDI) served as President Kast.
The Chilean government has declared a state of disaster in the regions of Coquimbo and Huasco after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides. The frontal system, strengthened by the El Niño phenomenon, has affected ten of Chile’s sixteen regions, and the local meteorological agency said that some areas of Coquimbo have recorded historic rainfall – almost 20 millimeters of rain, the amount that usually falls in a month. The rains are expected t…
Santiago.-The government of Chile declared the state of catastrophe in the regions affected by a storm of rains that left at least 10 dead, 17 wounded, four disappeared and more than 1,100 homes destroyed or with major damage, while about 100,000 people remain isolated by the cutting of routes due to the floods of [...] The entry Chile declared the state of catastrophe after a temporary one that left at least 10 dead and more than 1,100 homes de…
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