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Storms kill 3 in Brazil; 20,000 evacuated in Paraguay

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Civil defence officials say heavy rains in northeastern Brazil have killed at least three people and displaced 3,600, while apparently unrelated flooding far to the south in Paraguay has forced some 20,000 people from their homes.

By AP Apr 6, 2019 3:55:52 PM IST (Published)


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Carolina Vera, 13, rides on a boat through a flooded street in the Villa Colorada neighbourhood, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, April 5, 2019. More than 20,000 people in Paraguay have been evacuated after torrential rains caused extensive flooding. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

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With his daughter as a passenger, Ramon Gomez, 65, rows a boat through a flooded street in the Santa Rosa de Lima neighbourhood, in Asuncion, Paraguay. 2019.  (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

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