More than 20,000 families across Paraguay affected by flooding

People across Paraguay have been affected by flooding after two weeks of heavy rain, AFP reported.

“More than 20,000 families across Paraguay have been affected by heavy flooding after two-week torrential rain that caused the country’s main river to burst its banks,” the report said.

A 90-day emergency was declared in Asuncion on Wednesday due to the flooding. Some 5,000 families living in the Banado Sur working-class neighborhood on the city outskirts suffered the most.

According to weather forecasters, rainfall in the country will continue until the end of the week.

As The Journalist reported, 57 people died, 478 were injured after flooding in Iran.