Watch: Flooded towns and evacuations as Chile hit by heavy rain
A "state of catastrophe" has been declared in Coquimbo and Huasco following the downpour.
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"the government had decided to activate the constitutional state of catastrophe after evaluating the emergency."
— José Antonio Kast , Politician
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A "state of catastrophe" has been declared in Coquimbo and Huasco following the downpour.
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