Days of heavy rainfall have swollen Chile's rivers causing floods that blocked off roads and prompted evacuation in the center of the country, amid what has been described as the worst weather front in a decade.
On Friday, residents of the capital Santiago were surprised by a large mass of brown water flowing down the bed of the Mapocho river, the city's main waterway, which has risen substantially with the recent heavy rains.
This led authorities to declare a "red alert" and order preventive evacuations in various towns in the south of Santiago. Franco Rodriguez, a resident from the small town of Noviciado, said he was woken up at night by neighbors telling him and his family to leave their home.The flooding of the Mapocho river has also affected parts of the busy route that connects Santiago with the key port city of Valparaiso.
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