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| Chile water shortage hits Santiago from Maipo river | Chile water shortage hits Santiago from Maipo river |
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| The drinking water in Chile's capital, Santiago, is being restored after contamination left millions without supplies for a day, officials say. | The drinking water in Chile's capital, Santiago, is being restored after contamination left millions without supplies for a day, officials say. |
| The water company says supplies should be back to normal by Wednesday morning. | The water company says supplies should be back to normal by Wednesday morning. |
| The problem was reportedly caused by flash floods in the Andes, which muddied the river Maipo and forced the closure of water processing plants. | The problem was reportedly caused by flash floods in the Andes, which muddied the river Maipo and forced the closure of water processing plants. |
| More than two million people have been affected, with some businesses ordered to close for the day. | More than two million people have been affected, with some businesses ordered to close for the day. |
| The water processing plants have now been fixed, the Aguas Andinas company said. | The water processing plants have now been fixed, the Aguas Andinas company said. |
| Supplies should be restored in the city of nearly five million people by 06:00 local time (09:00 GMT). | |
| "We had an emergency event owing to circumstances beyond our control that forced us to cut water to 15 neighbourhoods," said Cristian Esquivel, spokesman for Aguas Andinas. | "We had an emergency event owing to circumstances beyond our control that forced us to cut water to 15 neighbourhoods," said Cristian Esquivel, spokesman for Aguas Andinas. |
| Officials have been distributing emergency supplies from tankers, with people rushing out to buy bottled water, says the BBC's Gideon Long in Santiago. | Officials have been distributing emergency supplies from tankers, with people rushing out to buy bottled water, says the BBC's Gideon Long in Santiago. |
| The problem could hardly have come at a worse time, as this is the middle of the Chilean summer, when temperatures regularly top 30C (86F), our correspondent adds. | The problem could hardly have come at a worse time, as this is the middle of the Chilean summer, when temperatures regularly top 30C (86F), our correspondent adds. |
| Most offices, businesses like bars and restaurants, and playgrounds were closed because of the water shortage, reports say. | Most offices, businesses like bars and restaurants, and playgrounds were closed because of the water shortage, reports say. |
| Many people have complained that they were not given adequate warning. | Many people have complained that they were not given adequate warning. |