Torrential rain causes floods in Argentine province

Torrential rain causes floods in Argentine province

Days of heavy rain in Argentina's Buenos Aires province have turned these streets into rivers, sparing neither man nor beast.br br The fast-moving waters even buried a section of highway about 70 miles from the country's capital.br br Residents were forced to wade through almost-waist high waters, while others used small boatsbr br Some used styrofoam rafts to transfer possessions they had managed to salvage from the floods.br br The floods shut down a 150 schools in the area.br br Authorities reported that over 5,000 people across 23 districts had been evacuated.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-04

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