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Argentine Floods Kill 2; Thousands Evacuated

   Severe flooding triggered by heavy rains

   VOA News 28 December 2009

   Argentine  officials  say severe flooding triggered by heavy rains has
   left  at  least  two  people  dead in Buenos Aires province and forced
   thousands of others to flee their homes.
   Authorities  said  Monday that two youths, ages 10 and 19, died in the
   deluge,  which  hit  the town of San Antonio de Areco the hardest.  At
   least 3,000 residents of the town north of Buenos Aires were forced to
   leave their homes.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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