PHOTOS: Severe flooding in Bolivia
February 5, 2014
Two natives collect bananas from a flooded plantation in Puerto Yumani, 15 km from Rurrenabaque, northeast Bolivia, February 4, 2014. The Bolivian government has declared national emergency due to flooding caused by heavy rains which, up to now, have left more than 40 dead and about 37,000 families affected. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526660832 )
Men and children of Puerto Yumani remain at a refuge in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, on February 3, 2014, after their community was flooded due to the overflowing of the Beni river during heavy rains. (Aizar Raldes Nunez/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526640446 )
View of houses flooded by the overflowing of the Beni river and heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014.(AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526619837 )
Natives unload bananas from a truck after the harvested them from a flooded plantation in Puerto Yumani, 15 km from Rurrenabaque, northeast Bolivia, February 4, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526661023 )
Local try to recover belongings in an area flooded by the overflowing of the Beni river and heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526620478 )
A man harvests bananas from a flooded plantation in Puerto Yumani, 15 km from Rurrenabaque, northeast Bolivia, February 4, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526660514 )
A woman cooks at a refuge in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, on February 3, 2014, after Puerto Yumani was flooded due to the overflowing of the Beni river during heavy rains. (Aizar Raldes Nunez/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526640277 )
Women and children of Puerto Yumani remain at a refuge in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, on February 3, 2014, after their community was flooded due to the overflowing of the Beni river during heavy rains. (Aizar Raldes Nunez/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526640425 )
A couple wades through a flooded street, following heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526619666 )
A man wades through his backyard, flooded by the overflowing of the Beni river following heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526619610 )
A native collects bananas from a flooded plantation in Puerto Yumani, 15 km from Rurrenabaque, northeast Bolivia, February 4, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526660894 )
A boy plays in his house back yard flooded by the overflowing of the Beni river and heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526619718 )
Policemen drive in a flooded highway, following the overflowing of the Beni river and heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526620591 )
A family wades through a flooded highway, following the overflowing of the Beni river and heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526620577 )
Locals attempt to recover belongings from their house flooded by the overflowing of the Beni river and heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526620664 )
Locals wade through a highway flooded by the overflowing of the Beni river and heavy rains hitting the country, in Reyes, department of Beni, northeast Bolivia, on February 2, 2014. (AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526620687 )
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