Worst Flooding On Record In Paraguay As 300,000 Flee Homes; 50,000 Displaced In Brazil

[hatrack]

ASUNCIÓN, Jul 3 2014 (IPS) - The worst floods in the history of Paraguay have forced 300,000 people to flee their homes. Asunción, the most affected area, and other urban and rural areas were flooded by the rain-swollen Paraguay and Paraná rivers, foreshadowing what might happen when the El Niño phenomenon kicks in.

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Heavy rains have flooded not only Paraguay, but also regions of the Parana basin in Argentina and Brazil. At least 12,000 people have been evacuated in Argentina and 50,000 in Brazil, and the authorities of both countries have warned that the situation will get worse, because more rain is forecast for the coming days.

In Paraguay, more than 15,000 families have been displaced by the floods, according to official figures which are lower than those of local and international organisations. In the capital city with its population of 514,000, over 60,000 people have had to leave their homes to live in camps on military bases or public spaces.

Alejandro Max Pastene, of the climatology department at the National Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology, told IPS that June, July and August are usually dry months in Paraguay. But this year, heavy rains began in June. So when the normal rainy season arrives, from October to March, “there will not have been time for the river level to fall.”

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http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/07/floods-displace-lives-and-dreams-in-paraguay/

[NJCher]

1. here's a re-cap

of the military studies predicting migration and unrest as a result of climate change:

http://www.occupycorporatism.com/military-study-climate-change-will-cause-civil-unrest/

This is a massive amount of people. Will their governments be able to help them restore their homes?

I know Argentina has a dumbbell economic class system, and I don't know if they will have aid in a situation like this.



Cher