Chile landslides pollute rivers, leaving three million Santiago residents without water

Three million people left without water in Santiago after supply rivers are polluted by landslides

Santiago residents have been stocking up on bottled water after storms polluted the city’s main supplies. AFP: Vladimir Rodas

Three million residents in the Chilean capital Santiago have been left without clean water after landslides caused by heavy rains polluted the rivers supplying the city

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Tsunami Slams Chile After Deadly Magnitude-8.3 Earthquake

Police patrol a debris strewn street in Valparaiso, Chile, after a tsunami, caused by an earthquake hit the area, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. (Pablo Ovalle Isasmendi/AGENCIA UNO via AP)

Southern California, Hawaii Under Tsunami Advisories

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Three Years of Rain Falls in 12 Hours as Deadly Storm Causes Flooding, Mudslides in Chile

A man clings to a security line to cross a street flooded by the overflowing of the Copiapo River due to heavy rainfall that affected some areas in the city, in Copiapo, Chile on March 26, 2015. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Chile flood toll rises amid growing fears for missing

A man removes mud from his house after torrential rains and floods in Diego de Almagro, Chile, 28 March 2015.

A man removes mud from his house after torrential rains and floods in Diego de Almagro, Chile, 28 March 2015.

Rescue workers in Chile say the death toll from last week’s floods has risen to 25 and could increase further

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