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More rain, more flood misery in Peru
07 Feb 2008 11:16:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
Feb. 6 - Highways and homes are buried beneath rising floodwaters in Peru as torrential rains continue to fall on vast areas of the country.

Residents in the jungle provinces of Madre de Dios, Ucayali and Puno - along Peru's border with Brazil - are most affected.

Susan Flory reports.




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A woman and her children walk in floodwater in Vinto, near Cochabamba, January 31, 2008. Heavy rain and flooding in much of Bolivia have killed 40 people and affected nearly 25,000 ...



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