SANTIAGO, Chile—Hundreds of thousands of homes in communities around the Chilean capital remain without water as authorities struggle to restore service following floods caused by Andean rainfall. There are three confirmed deaths and 19 people reported missing in the flooding.
More than half of the communities in the greater Santiago area and as many as 5 million people nationwide were affected by the weekend flooding as rocks and other debris choked the intakes for urban water systems.
Residents gather water from a fire hydrant at a neighborhood in Santiago, Chile on Feb. 27, 2017. AP Photo/ Esteban Felix
