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Bolivia flash flood sweeps away bus, truck; 30 die
AP/WorldMag ^ | Jan 30, 10:22 PM EST

Posted on 01/30/2011 8:06:29 PM PST by quantim

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Police in Bolivia say a raging river has swept at least 30 people to their deaths after swamping a bus and a truck that tried to cross.

Chuquisaca police chief Iver Marquez says volunteer rescuers have recovered 30 bodies so far, and more people are feared missing. Thirteen people managed to reach safety on dry land.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bolivia; mudslides
It's fall in the southern hemisphere, global warming and all that.
1 posted on 01/30/2011 8:06:32 PM PST by quantim
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To: quantim

It is summer there not Fall.


2 posted on 01/30/2011 8:50:59 PM PST by DonnerT (Those in the seats of power no longer fear the caliber of the ballot.)
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To: DonnerT

Rethink that.


3 posted on 01/30/2011 9:00:42 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: quantim

Fall begins on March 20th in the southern hemisphere.


4 posted on 01/30/2011 9:31:35 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: quantim

Don’t have to rethink. It is winter here and the opposite there. Opposite Winter is Summer. Fall starts there when Sprint starts here.


5 posted on 01/30/2011 10:09:10 PM PST by DonnerT (Those in the seats of power no longer fear the caliber of the ballot.)
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