Chile Floods

As the world watched the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, on the other side of the globe a group of Chilean miners followed the unfolding drama anxiously.

YouTube is flooded with videos of how Argentina captain Lionel Messi missed his penalty kick during the Copa America final versus Chile.

Heavy rains have caused severe flooding and cut water service to 4.5 million people around Chile's capital, Santiago, officials said Sunday.

Here's a softer side to the disruptive weather phenomenon known as El Nino: an enormous blanket of colorful flowers has carpeted Chile's Atacama desert, the most arid in the world.

The death toll from flash floods that devastated Chile's normally arid north has risen to 26 and could increase further, with another 120 people still missing, officials said.

The death toll from rainstorms which deluged northern Chile has risen to 25 and could increase further with another 101 still missing, officials said.

The death toll from floods devastating northern Chile has risen by one to at least 24, officials said on Wednesday, as President Michelle Bachelet cancelled a trip to a regional summit to cope with the crisis.

The death toll from devastating flash floods in Chile's normally arid north rose to 23 today after five bodies were found, and the number of missing surged to 57, authorities said.

At least 18 people were killed in flash floods that hit a normally arid region of northern Chile last week, and about the same number remain missing, authorities said on Monday.

Flooding caused by torrential rains in a normally dry region of northern Chile left at least two people dead and 24 missing Wednesday, officials said.

Rising carbon emissions will place parts of India, China, Southeast Asia, East Africa and the northern Andes at a higher risk of extreme floods, a study published today says.

As the world watched the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, on the other side of the globe a group of Chilean miners followed the unfolding drama anxiously.

YouTube is flooded with videos of how Argentina captain Lionel Messi missed his penalty kick during the Copa America final versus Chile.

Heavy rains have caused severe flooding and cut water service to 4.5 million people around Chile's capital, Santiago, officials said Sunday.

Here's a softer side to the disruptive weather phenomenon known as El Nino: an enormous blanket of colorful flowers has carpeted Chile's Atacama desert, the most arid in the world.

The death toll from flash floods that devastated Chile's normally arid north has risen to 26 and could increase further, with another 120 people still missing, officials said.

The death toll from rainstorms which deluged northern Chile has risen to 25 and could increase further with another 101 still missing, officials said.

The death toll from floods devastating northern Chile has risen by one to at least 24, officials said on Wednesday, as President Michelle Bachelet cancelled a trip to a regional summit to cope with the crisis.

The death toll from devastating flash floods in Chile's normally arid north rose to 23 today after five bodies were found, and the number of missing surged to 57, authorities said.

At least 18 people were killed in flash floods that hit a normally arid region of northern Chile last week, and about the same number remain missing, authorities said on Monday.

Flooding caused by torrential rains in a normally dry region of northern Chile left at least two people dead and 24 missing Wednesday, officials said.

Rising carbon emissions will place parts of India, China, Southeast Asia, East Africa and the northern Andes at a higher risk of extreme floods, a study published today says.