Prolonged drought forces Chile to declare emergency
Posted On: Aug. 27, 2019 6:07 AM CSTChile has declared an agricultural emergency in several areas after a prolonged drought in the country's central region forced several farmers to go out of business, The Santiago Times reported. The regions include Santiago, Coquimbo, Valparaiso and O'Higgins. Experts said that climate change and over-exploitation of agricultural land has caused desertification in the regions.