Flood in the desert: Tragedy in Chile's Atacama desert.

The north of Chile characterized for its dry climate has been the scene of a terrible tragedy. In 24th March an unusual rain started, giving way to a big temporal that affected to several localities of three regions: Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo. This is the worst rain in 80 years. The water caused overflowings and floods, so now entire villages are covered by mud. There are thousands of houses that has been destroyed, and it means 22000 people without a home; 49 of which are missing and 18 dead :(.

When I knew it, I felt really sad because I can't help too much, I mean, I'm in Santiago, and I don't have enough money to help (like other people). I try not to watch the news, because they only show sad images and play with the morbidity. I rather read the information on internet and find out ways to help.

Anyway, I think people should calm. I know it's very difficult, I really understand it, but panic won't help at all. The last time I watched TV I saw a man shouting to the President that he wanted his things back (morbidity), but she can't make a house appear magically, neither the madness. I'm not defending her or anyone, (because the government doesn’t help too much, for example, there are still people affected by the earthquake of 2010 without solutions), but we all should understand that we’re humans, and humans can’t do too much when nature is manifested, especially when we don’t know the environment in which we build our settlements. We must be patient and learn to live in harmony with nature.

For now, people should help their neighbor and saving lives as they can (humans and animals). This is a process, there aren’t quick solutions, unfortunately. They must be strong and wait for the solutions. And if the authorities fail, we must fight in some way. We're all in this.