Three dead, 19 missing as floods hit central Chile

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"Emergency teams are working on the ground to connect with isolated personas and re-establish the water supply wherever possible," Chilean President Michelle Bachelet wrote on Twitter.
In the San Jose de Maipo valley, directly above the city, emergency crews had to clear the roads of debris before residents could evacuate to lower, less mountainous ground.
It was the second major flooding event to hit central Chile in the past year.
SANTIAGO Three people are dead and 19 others are missing after heavy rains struck Chile over the weekend during the country`s usually dry summer months, causing mudslides and water outages in the South American nation.
Last April, heavy rains battered the San Jose de Maipo valley, killing one and causing major flooding in downtown Santiago after a river breached its banks.