CHILE-WEATHER-FLOOD

CHILE-WEATHER-FLOOD

A man cleans his house after heavy rainfall caused the overflowing of the Copiapo river and the flooding of parts od the city of Copiapo, in Chile, on March 26, 2015. Flash floods in a normally bone-dry region of northern Chile have killed seven people and left 19 missing, officials said Thursday, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and send in the army. The downpour began late Tuesday in the Atacama region, home to the world’s most arid desert, and lashed the area for hours, turning riverbeds that had been dry for years into torrents. AFP PHOTO / STR