智利中部地区遭遇洪水侵袭，大量居民被困家中，警方随即动用直升机将他们安全救出。
Police in central Chile have airlifted several residents to safety after rising floodwaters left them trapped in their homes.
连日来的强降雨导致马波乔河决堤，位于首都圣地亚哥西南35公里处的塔拉甘特市大片区域被淹。气象部门指出，本月前七天圣地亚哥的降雨量已达74毫米，这是该地区76年来10月份降雨量最多的一次。
Recent torrential rains caused the Mapocho river to burst its banks, flooding large parts of the city of Talagante, 35km (22 miles) south-west of the capital, Santiago. Santiago has seen 74mm of rainfall in the first seven days of this month, making it the rainiest October for the area in 76 years, meteorologists have said.
专家警告称，今年异常强烈的厄尔尼诺现象预计将在南半球春季持续引发多雨天气、强风及风暴。目前，在圣地亚哥南部的圣贝尔纳多市，一名死者已在被淹的地下通道中被发现，具体死因尚在调查中。
They have warned that this year's unusually strong El Niño climate phenomenon will likely continue to bring unusually wet weather, powerful winds and storms to the region during the southern hemisphere's spring. Officials said one person had been found dead in a flooded underpass in the city of San Bernardo, south of Santiago, although they have yet to confirm the cause of death.
在塔拉甘特，警方动用直升机营救了马波乔河沿岸的居民及其宠物。此次降雨来势迅猛，与7月份的暴雨不同，当地并未提前组织疏散。
In Talagante, police used helicopters to rescue people and pets living on the banks of the Mapocho who had been surprised by the fast-rising waters overnight. Dirt roads turned into rivers in the riverside community which, unlike in July's storms, had not been evacuated ahead of the heavy downpours.
气候学家预测，2026至2027年的厄尔尼诺现象或将引发全球天气格局的重大变化：部分地区干旱加剧，另一些地区则可能出现严重洪涝。在智利中部，该现象预计将带来高于平均水平的降雨量。
Climate experts have warned that the 2026-2027 El Niño is likely to cause major shifts in weather patterns around the world, intensifying droughts in some areas and floods in others. In central Chile, it is expected to trigger above-average rainfall.