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Paraguay Floods Displace Thousands in Capital City Asuncion
As the water level in the Paraguay River continues to rise toward crisis levels, 65,000 people, or about 13,000 families, have been evacuated from poor neighborhoods in the the capital city Asuncion.
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Residents use wooden boats to navigate flooded streets in Asuncion on Dec. 16, 2015.
Residents use wooden boats to navigate flooded streets in Asuncion on Dec. 16, 2015. Photo:EFE
Two women walk in a waist-high flooded street in Asuncion on Dec. 16, 2015.
Two women walk in a waist-high flooded street in Asuncion on Dec. 16, 2015. Photo:EFE
Thousands of affected people facing homelessness and a lack of government support have occupied public places as a form of refuge.
Thousands of affected people facing homelessness and a lack of government support have occupied public places as a form of refuge. Photo:EFE
The water level in the Paraguay River has surpassed 23 feet (7 meters), some 10 feet above normal levels.
The water level in the Paraguay River has surpassed 23 feet (7 meters), some 10 feet above normal levels. Photo:EFE
Community members have accused the government of only providing unsafe shelters, making it difficult for families with children to relocate to limited shelter spaces.
Community members have accused the government of only providing unsafe shelters, making it difficult for families with children to relocate to limited shelter spaces. Photo:EFE
A onslaught of frequent torrential downpours has hit the poorest parts of Asuncion the hardest.
A onslaught of frequent torrential downpours has hit the poorest parts of Asuncion the hardest. Photo:EFE
A wooden boat sits on the high banks of the Paraguay River on Dec. 18, 2015.
A wooden boat sits on the high banks of the Paraguay River on Dec. 18, 2015. Photo:EFE
Straw hut shelters destroyed by the rising river level on Dec. 18, 2015
Straw hut shelters destroyed by the rising river level on Dec. 18, 2015 Photo:EFE
The rising river increasingly consumes a tree in an Asuncion neighborhood on Dec. 18, 2015.
The rising river increasingly consumes a tree in an Asuncion neighborhood on Dec. 18, 2015. Photo:EFE
The high levels of rainfall, brought on by a particularly strong El Niño effect this year, has impacted communities across the country.
The high levels of rainfall, brought on by a particularly strong El Niño effect this year, has impacted communities across the country. Photo:EFE
A neighborhood swallowed by the rising river level in Asuncion.
A neighborhood swallowed by the rising river level in Asuncion. Photo:EFE
Demonstrators protest the lack of government assistance for those impacted by the floods on Dec. 18, 2015.
Demonstrators protest the lack of government assistance for those impacted by the floods on Dec. 18, 2015. Photo:EFE
Residents look on as riot police control protesters in Asuncion on Dec. 18, 2015.
Residents look on as riot police control protesters in Asuncion on Dec. 18, 2015.
Riot police try to disperse demonstrators protesting the government's weak response to the massive floods on Dec. 18, 2015.
Riot police try to disperse demonstrators protesting the government's weak response to the massive floods on Dec. 18, 2015. Photo:EFE
Published 20 December 2015
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