Floods in Paraguay displaced approximately 40 000 people over the past two months and caused significant losses to the country's cattle industry.
Some 10 000 people have been evacuated to capital Asunción where extreme floods took place on May 10. Locals described it as the worst in years.
According to the Associated Press, the country's cattle industry, one if its main economic drivers, has suffered significant losses. Out of 4 million cattle in Bajo Chaco (300 km / 186 miles NW of Asunción), some 480 000 are in the water or grouped in nearby higher-elevation places.
At the beginning of May, this region experienced more than 600 mm (23.6 inches) of rain in just 48 hours. Floodwaters in some places were up to 50 cm (19.6 inches) high.
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