Hundreds of people have been evacuated in Coltauco following the overflowing of the Rio Maule caused by heavy rain in the south of Chile, which has killed two people and led to the evacuation of thousands.

Coltauco resident Cristobal Rojas said: "We were hit by a water earthquake, a water earthquake that hit us from all sides, it hit us and now we have to find strength wherever we can. "

Another resident Omar Paine said: "We began to evacuate the people there and we did not realize the water was coming from all sides, and as there are houses built on the other side here, the houses were already overflowing, breaking walls."