|
|
Article: Chilean president declares catastrophe, emergency zones in south
- Article from:
- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 4, 2008
|
Copyright informationCopyright 2008 Xinhua News Agency. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Chilean president declares catastrophe, emergency zones in south
SANTIAGO, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
Wednesday declared the regions in the central south of the country
as catastrophe and agriculture emergency zones, due to days of
massive rainfalls in the area.
Bachelet visited the regions of Araucania, Bio Bio and Los Rios
on Wednesday morning, and told the press that "resources will be
used to those in need, like we have done in other emergencies. The
government will stay next to the people, like we always do."
Bachelet also called on people in the disaster region to be ...