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Argentine army officer Jose Manuel Devoto takes images of flooded land during an aerial patrol near Trinidad, Beni
26 Feb 2007
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Argentine army officer Jose Manuel Devoto takes images of flooded land during an aerial patrol near Trinidad, Beni, some 400 km (248 miles) northeast of La Paz, February 26, 2007. Argentina has lend Bolivia five helicopters to help deliver aid to flood victims in remote areas. Some 45 percent of the northeastern Beni region, which is roughly the size of the United kingdom is underwater.
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An Argentine army officer looks at flooded land during an aerial patrol near Trinidad, Beni, some 400 km (248 miles) northeast of La Paz, February 26, 2007. Argentina has lend Bolivia five helicopters to help deliver aid to flood victims in remote areas. Some 45 percent of the northeastern Beni region, which is roughly the size of the United kingdom is underwater. The government is considering evacuating Beni's capital Trinidad, which has a population of 90,000, if the flooding worsens.


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