Venezuela flooding death toll rises after three perish near Maracay

Rescue team members help people to evacuate in the aftermath of devastating floods following heavy rain in the neighbourhood of Los Castanos, in Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Flooding in Venezuela's central Aragua state killed at least three people on Monday, adding to the death toll from weeks of intense rains, authorities said.

A downpour on Monday afternoon caused a dam to overflow, causing a flood that carried rocks, trees and mud down a main road in El Castano, a suburb of the city of Maracay about 119 kilometers (74 miles) southwest of the capital Caracas.