In this capital, a woman died when a large tree fell on the vehicle she was driving in the municipality of Peñalolén.
Meanwhile, in the city of Concepción, capital of the Bío Bío region, a passer-by was beaten under similar circumstances.
Presidential Delegate to the Maule Region, Humberto Aqueveque, reported that of the three people reported missing, two have been found and are out of danger.
It is about a firefighter who fell into a swelling river during a rescue operation and a worker at a water treatment plant.
The third, an older adult, has not yet received any updates on his situation.
In this region, the Ruta 5 Sur was completely paralyzed when a bridge over the Lircay River broke in two due to the force of the current.
A group of workers are using heavy machinery to attempt to close the gap to allow vehicle and truck traffic on this important highway.
A railway structure collapsed in the same tributary on Saturday.
In order to optimize resources and personnel and reduce damage, the central government decided to declare a state of disaster from Valparaíso to Bío Bío.
In this capital, the rains stopped and the level and turbidity of the Mapocho River began to drop, prompting the country’s President Gabriel Boric to announce the suspension of the massive drinking water ban for 34 municipalities.
But the situation remains complex elsewhere, such as in the town of Coltauco in the O’Higgins area, where 80 percent of the community is flooded and hundreds of people are awaiting rescue.
Social Development Minister Giorgio Jackson said families whose homes were destroyed or badly damaged will receive a bail of one and a half million pesos (US$1,875) to help them recover their wealth.
This is the most severe meteorological phenomenon in Chile since 1993 and comes after the country suffered from a prolonged mega drought for almost 15 years.
Agricultural losses, particularly in the fruit sector, caused by rainfall and flooding have not yet been quantified.
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