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WORLD NEWS A11
Wednesday 12 August 2015

Flooding prompts
evacuations in
Buenos Aires
province

Homes are flooded in Lujan, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Overflowing rivers and streets BUENOS AIRES, Argen- lic pilgrims visit the city
turned into waterways are prompting the evacuation of large numbers of people in the province tina (AP) — Thousands of each year to give thanks
of Buenos Aires after several days of heavy rain. people are evacuating to the Virgin of Lujan, the
parts of Argentina’s Bue- country’s patron saint.
(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) nos Aires province after Authorities say the im-
heavy weekend rains portant Arrecifes River
caused rivers to rise pre- has reached 29 feet (9
cipitously. meters), nearly twice its
Local television reports usual level.
show emergency work- Television station TN re-
ers traversing streets in ports that 3,000 people
boats in some areas. evacuated their homes
One city hit by flooding is Tuesday. A Buenos Ai-
Lujan, about 46 miles (75 res province spokesman
kilometers) west of the says authorities don’t
Argentine capital. Thou- yet have estimates on
sands of Roman Catho- evacuees.q

Venezuela:
Jailed opposition leader Ceballos to house arrest

CARACAS, Venezue- Venezuelan authorities that one-year sentence,
removed Ceballos as he was ordered to remain
la (AP) — Lawyers for a mayor of the western city in custody pending trial on
of San Cristobal during more serious charges tied
jailed Venezuelan opposi- anti-government protests to his support for protests in
last year. He was arrested the city.
tion leader say he will be and quickly convicted on In May, Ceballos won a
charges of disobeying au- primary in San Cristobal
transferred to house arrest thority for his refusal to re- from behind bars. But elec-
move demonstrators’ bar- tions officials later barred
while awaiting trial. ricades. him from holding public
Although he completed office.q
Attorney Juan Carlos Guti-

errez announced Tues-

day that prosecutors had

given permission for Daniel

Ceballos to be released to

his home.

Bolivia:

Morales says wants to improve ties with US

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bo- Charge d’Affaires Peter Two years ago, the U.S.
livia’s leftist president says Brennan and told report- Agency for International
he wants to accelerate ers he thinks it’s time to Development was asked
efforts to improve diplo- exchange ambassadors to leave Bolivia.
matic ties with Washing- again. The White House calls Bo-
ton, as Cuba and Iran re- Morales expelled the livia an inadequate part-
cently have. U.S. ambassador in 2008 ner in the war on drugs.
Evo Morales says it’s im- along with agents of the It’s the world’s No. 3 co-
portant “not to be left out Drug Enforcement Ad- caine producer.
of an important political ministration, accusing Morales has often ac-
context.” them of inciting the op- cused the U.S. of imperial
He met Tuesday with U.S. position. designs in the region.q