http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18765778
A cold snap has killed at least 16 homeless people...many in Santiago.
The temp went as low as -8C/17.6F.
The city has about 6,000 homeless....with another 6,000 elsewhere.
Last winter...about 50 died...while over 150 perished in 2010.
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