"Absolutely Anomalous" Rains Swamp Chile; No Water For 4 Million In Santiago; 3 Dead, 19 Missing
Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to at least four million people in the capital, Santiago. Officials said the water supply from the Maipo river would be cut to most of the city until the water flowed clear. At least three people have been killed and 19 are missing as rivers overflowed and bridges were washed away.
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Regional governor Claudio Orrego said weather conditions in the mountains near Santiago remained "very bad". "We had many landslides in a very short space of time," he said. A 12-year-old girl was killed when the car she was travelling in with her family was swept away by a landslide in the O'Higgins region, south of Santiago. Two more people died in Cajon del Maipo.
Mr Orrego said the heavy rains which had fallen since Saturday were "absolutely anomalous" for the summer period.
More than 60% of households in Santiago woke up on Sunday to find their taps running dry. Many queued to fill buckets and pans with water provided by the authorities.
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