Mar 22 2012 | Last of La Nina Flooding Seen in Extreme North and South of Chile, Affecting Farms in |
Two heavy rain events simultaneously took Chile by surprise late Sunday night, March 11, 2012, that has flooded northern farms and left the southern tundra unusually wet. A torrent of rain hit the southern tip of Chile near Punta Arenas, flooding nearly 240 acres of land in the worst storm seen in 22 years. In a second, isolated area in Chile's far north, Arica experienced two days of torrential rain that created swollen rivers; flooded homes; bridges knocked down; and, even stopped a rail line to neighboring Peru while sweeping across and drenching farms in the nearby Azapa Valley.
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