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People surround a destroy car in the slum of Petare in Caracas
21 Nov 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A man walks past a destroyed car in the Petare slum in Caracas November 21, 2008. Heavy rains last night have flooded many neighbourhoods leaving seven dead across the country and at least 400 homeless, local media report. REUTERS/Edwin Montilva (VENEZUELA)
REUTERS/EDWIN MONTILVA


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A woman walks in a flooded street at Barrio Santa Cruz del Este in Caracas November 21, 2008. Heavy rains and mudslides killed seven people across Venezuela crushing houses and blocking ...




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