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Chile: Cold Wave: 2011/07 Country Information on DRR

Period 2011/07
Country or District Chile
Event Type Cold Wave
Outline 25,000 people were affected by snowfall in Araucania, Chile. Eight communities in Araucania have been declared zones of disaster and agricultural emergency.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

IFRC 2011/07/26
Approximately 25,000 persons have been affected, and thousands of Mapuches and Pehuenhue indigenous families are completely isolated.

OCHA 2011/07/25
An estimated 600,000 cattle are at risk due to delays in the arrival of food.

Geographycal Data

OCHA 2011/07/26
Chile: Cold Wave (as of 26 Jul 2011)

Pictures

NASA 2011/07/22
Heavy Snow in Central Chile