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Heavy rains hit Santiago, Chile's capital, on Thursday, causing mudslides that swept cars through streets, flooded homes, and injured six people including a one-year-old child with broken bones. The Mapocho River overflowed, leading to evacuations in the wealthy suburb of Las Condes where 14.4 centimeters of rain fell—nine times the average October rainfall. Chile’s President José Antonio Kast declared a state of emergency in Las Condes, and authorities put ten other districts on high alert for potential mudslides and flooding.
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Torrential rains battered Santiago, the capital of Chile, causing flash floods that swept away vehicles and damaged buildings near the Andes mountain range. In Las Condes, a wealthy suburb east of Santiago, at least six people were injured due to the flooding. The district received 14.4 centimeters of rain, nearly nine times the average October rainfall, turning roads into impassable waterways. On Thursday, Chilean President José Antonio Kast declared a state of emergency in Las Condes, giving government agencies more power to respond effectively. Additionally, the Mapocho River overflowed, prompting evacuation orders and putting ten other districts on high alert for potential landslides. Schools were closed across several regions as part of these safety measures.
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Authorities have placed 10 other Chilean districts on high alert as risks of potential mudslides and rain-related emergencies threaten to batter the region.
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risks → place → region
Heavy rains battered Chile’s capital Santiago and its surrounding regions on Thursday, triggering mudslides that swept cars through streets, flooded homes, forced residents to evacuate and injured at least six people, according to authorities.
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that → batter → authorities
Chilean President José Antonio Kast declared a state of emergency in Las Condes, a wealthy suburb east of Santiago, giving government agencies more power to respond as torrential rains turned key roads into impassable waterways.
The district's mayor, Catalina San Martín, said 14.4 centimetres of rain had fallen in recent days — about nine times the average October rainfall — leaving the area “totally drenched.”
The Mapocho River, which runs through Santiago, overflowed, prompting evacuation orders.
Chile’s disaster-response agency put 10 other districts on high alert for more landslides and ordered schools to close on Friday.
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agency → declare → Friday
Rain storms earlier this week had already damaged a few dozen homes across central Chile and left nearly 12,000 customers in Santiago without power, officials said.
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officials → damage → power
The downpours were expected to ease on Friday.
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downpours → expect → Friday
No deaths were reported on Thursday as a result of the heavy rains.
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deaths → report → rains
The injured however included a one-year-old child, who suffered broken bones.
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who → injure → bones
Firefighters said they'd rescued or evacuated more than 1,000 people.
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they → say → people
The floods come as a powerful El Niño gains strength.
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Niño → come → strength
The naturally recurring warming of tropical Pacific waters scrambles rainfall patterns worldwide and often brings wetter springs to the Southern Hemisphere.
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warming → recur → Hemisphere
The World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday that this year’s El Niño was expected to peak in December and could be among the most intense since at least 1950.
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Niño → say → 1950
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