2002 Northern Chile floods and mudflow

The 2002 Northern Chile floods and mudflow were a series of flash floods and mudflows that affected north-central Chile in early June 2002.^[1] The floods and mudflows were the result of heavy rains in the area. Overall 17 human casualties can be attributed to the rainfalls.^[2] Among the casualties, there were twelve direct deaths, four indirect deaths and one disappearance.^[2] The Locality of Los Molles was particularly badly affected.^[1]^[2]

According to National Office of Emergency of the Interior Ministry (ONEMI) 71 and 347 houses were destroyed in Coquimbo and Valparaíso regions respectively.^[2]

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Aluvión en Los Molles dejó tres muertos, dos desaparecidos y más de 625 damnificados". Cooperativa (in español). June 3, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Sistema frontal norte, centro y sur 2-5 junio 2002 (PDF) (Report). Consolidado (in español). ONEMI. 2009. p. 35. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

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[Cooperativa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Aluvión en Los Molles dejó tres muertos, dos desaparecidos y más de 625 damnificados". Cooperativa (in español). June 3, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[Sistemafrontal2009-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Sistema frontal norte, centro y sur 2-5 junio 2002 (PDF) (Report). Consolidado (in español). ONEMI. 2009. p. 35. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

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