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in the capital, and more than 11,000 in the neighbouring departments. Massive amounts of rain were also recorded elsewhere in the country, both towards the west and east of the capital, as well as up north. City authorities labelled the flood as "unprecedented" in its history. The mayor of one of the
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municipalities called the situation "critical", and added that "especially for poorer neighbourhoods it has hit really hard". Around 200 calls were made to the local firefighting departments, 138 of which were for evacuation assistance purposes. Videos of cars and
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