Chile has ordered preventive evacuations and issued red alerts in several regions after a new storm system caused rivers to overflow and intensified flooding. The weather emergency adds to weeks of severe storms that have left 13 people dead and more than 3,000 people affected. New frontal system prompts evacuations and flood alerts as heavy rain compounds weeks of severe weather across Chile. According to SENAPRED’s latest report, the current weather system has affected 59 people. The new storm system comes as Chile continues to recover from weeks of severe weather that have affected 10 of the country’s 16 regions, leaving 13 people dead and more than 3,000 others affected.