At least 17 people were killed and 20 are still missing after torrential rains that caused flooding in a normally arid region of northern Chile, the government said on Monday.The latest death toll from the devastating floods was released after five more bodies were found late Sunday and early Monday, as rescue workers continued dealing with the aftermath of the torrential rains in Atacama region, home to the world's driest desert.The heavy rains last week swelled rivers and led to flash-flooding that also caused power outages and blocked roads. President Michelle Bachelet's spokesman announced Monday that the government will provide nearly $10 million to the flood-hit areas.The precipitation in the northern city of Antofagasta was a stark example of abnormal rain in the Atacama Desert, which is one of the driest on Earth. From Wednesday to Thursday morning, about an inch of rain (24 millimeters) fell in Antofagasta, an area that typically receives only about 0.07 inches (1.7 millimeters) of rain in a year, according to Chile's meteorological service.Communities in Chile's northern desert regions have been digging houses and cars out of the mud and working to reopen roads. The military has been deployed and the government said it has sent 700 tons in aid, including food, mattresses and medicine. But some said more help is needed."People are overwhelmed and tempers are high because the help is insufficient," said Solange Bordones, a Diaguita indigenous leader who has been helping those affected. "The military is assisting, but the people feel left behind."Deputy Interior Minister Mahmud Aleuy has called the flooding, "the worst rain disaster to fall on the north in 80 years."