Sunday, February 26, 2017

Chile floods: millions of people without water in Santiago

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February 27, 2017 at 06:12AM

Heavy rain during usually dry summer months causes landslides and flooding, leaving three dead and 19 missing

Millions of people are without water after heavy rains struck Chile over the weekend during the country’s usually dry summer months, leaving three people dead and at least 19 missing.

The rains, which caused rivers to overflow their banks in mountain valleys near Chile’s capital, Santiago, had isolated 373 people, the Onemi emergency service said late on Sunday.

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