Published on 12:00 AM, March 31, 2015

Chile flood: death toll hits 14

Officials in Chile said 14 people were killed and 20 were still missing after flash floods devastated the Atacama region in the north of the country last week. The rains, which started on Tuesday, were the worst in 80 years to fall in the region, one of the driest on Earth. Almost 11,000 people have been affected and more than 4,500 are in shelters.