Storms kill 6 in Chile, cause heavy flooding in Argentina

chile-floods.jpeg-1280x960Weekend storms have killed six people in Chile and forced evacuations in neighboring Argentina, officials said Monday.

Chile’s national emergency office said three people were killed Sunday by landslide in the northern port town of Tocopilla, which was visited Monday by President Michelle Bachelet.

Three other people died Saturday: A man drowned at sea near Valparaiso, another was crushed by a tree in O’Higgins region and a third person died when his roof collapsed in the northern city of La Serena. MORE