00:01A torrent of water, mud, and rocks swept through eastern Santiago on Thursday afternoon following heavy rain.
00:09The flash floods swept away cars and public buses, inundating homes, clinics, and schools.
00:16The flooding hit the Las Condes district in the Andean foothills as a storm front moved across the Santiago metropolitan
00:23region.
00:23Chile's National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response said heavy rain caused the flooding,
00:30with normally dry creeks and mountain ravines filling rapidly during downpours.
00:36Authorities declared a yellow alert for the region, allowing additional resources to be deployed as needed
00:42to prevent the situation from escalating and reduce risks to people, property, and the environment.
00:48The alert will remain in effect until weather conditions no longer warrant it.
