Torrential rains leave at least 15 dead in Venezuela
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Torrential rains leave at least 15 dead in Venezuela
The Associated Press
Monday, November 29, 2010; 9:30 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 15 people across Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes, authorities said Monday.
President Hugo Chavez declared an emergency in western Falcon state, aiming to speed delivery of aid money and relief supplies to an area where officials said more than 24,000 people had suffered ill effects from heavy rains.
"I pray to God to help us," Chavez said in a televised speech.
More than 5,200 people have had to abandon their homes this month due to the storms and floods, Vice President Elias Jaua said.
Emergency management chief Luis Diaz said landslides and flooding had killed at least 15 people in the past several days nationwide, the state-run Venezuelan News Agency reported.
Chavez said Sunday that he was inviting several families to move into the presidential palace temporarily. He said the palace could take in five to 10 families, and they were to be selected from families evacuated to a Caracas military base.
Torrential rains leave at least 15 dead in Venezuela
The Associated Press
Monday, November 29, 2010; 9:30 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 15 people across Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes, authorities said Monday.
President Hugo Chavez declared an emergency in western Falcon state, aiming to speed delivery of aid money and relief supplies to an area where officials said more than 24,000 people had suffered ill effects from heavy rains.
"I pray to God to help us," Chavez said in a televised speech.
More than 5,200 people have had to abandon their homes this month due to the storms and floods, Vice President Elias Jaua said.
Emergency management chief Luis Diaz said landslides and flooding had killed at least 15 people in the past several days nationwide, the state-run Venezuelan News Agency reported.
Chavez said Sunday that he was inviting several families to move into the presidential palace temporarily. He said the palace could take in five to 10 families, and they were to be selected from families evacuated to a Caracas military base.
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