A mudslide sweeps away cars and a bus in Santiago after the wettest October on record

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Record October rainfall triggered a mudslide in San Carlos de Apoquindo, in Santiago’s Las Condes district, sweeping away cars and a public bus. Six people were injured, no deaths or missing persons were reported, and President José Antonio Kast declared the district a disaster zone.

A torrent of water, mud and rocks swept away cars and a public transport bus on Thursday in San Carlos de Apoquindo, in the Las Condes district at the foot of the Andes in eastern Santiago, Chile, after a week of record rainfall. The official toll is six injured, with no deaths or missing, and President José Antonio Kast has declared a disaster zone in the district.