Torrential rain causes floods in Argentine province

2014-11-04 11

Days of heavy rain in Argentina's Buenos Aires province have turned these streets into rivers, sparing neither man nor beast.

The fast-moving waters even buried a section of highway about 70 miles from the country's capital.

Residents were forced to wade through almost-waist high waters, while others used small boats

Some used styrofoam rafts to transfer possessions they had managed to salvage from the floods.

The floods shut down a 150 schools in the area.

Authorities reported that over 5,000 people across 23 districts had been evacuated.

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