Flood survivors face more rain

Caracas - Survivors of Venezuela's deadly mudslides and flash floods faced more misery yesterday with heavy rain forecast for…

Caracas - Survivors of Venezuela's deadly mudslides and flash floods faced more misery yesterday with heavy rain forecast for the country's devastated Caribbean coast, where up to 50,000 people were killed two weeks ago.

Torrential rains were expected in Caracas and along the Avila mountain range that divides the capital city from Vargas state, where whole towns were swept away this month by huge avalanches of mud, rocks and downed trees, said Civil Defence chief, Mr Angel Rangel.

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