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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Heavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes

Bolivia Landslide - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early Sunday, local authorities said. It swept away a young girl, spurred evacuations and left parts of the city without electricity.

Torrential rain on Saturday caused a river to spill its banks, dislodging mud from a southwestern La Paz neighborhood where low-slung, shoddily built dwellings dot the hillside.

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