AP PHOTOS: Heavy rainfall floods Argentine highways, forces evacuations
CAMPANA, Argentina (AP) — More than 2,000 people were ordered to evacuate rural areas north of Argentina's capital after several days of heavy rainfall flooded highways, farmlands and entire neighborhoods.
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