Heavy rain fueled a landslide that swept over a village in the country's south, killing at least three people and leaving another 15 missing in Chile. <br/><br/>Deputy Secretary of the Interior Madmud Aleuy said the three confirmed dead in Villa Santa Lucia in the Los Lagos region are two women and an unidentified tourist. 15 others are missing. <br/><br/>Rain caused a river to overflow and the side of a hill to collapse yesterday, burying 20 of the 200 houses in the village located south of the capital, Santiago.<br/><br/>President Michel Bachelet said that emergency services are working in the area to care for those affected. Some of the injured were evacuated by helicopter to medical centers.
News On AIR | December 17, 2017 7:47 AM
Landslide in southern Chile leaves 3 dead, 15 missing