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100,000 flee El Nio flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
2015-12-27 02:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: More than 100,000 people evacuated their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Nio, authorities said. The Paraguayan government declared a state of emergency in Asunción and seven regions of the country. Several people were killed by falling trees, local media reported. [The flooding] was directly influenced by the El Nio phenomenon which has intensified the frequency and intensity of...
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