Venezuela: Six Thousand Indians Were Rescued From Flooded Areas

Venezuela: Six Thousand Indians Were Rescued From Flooded Areas   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   The heavy rains are battering much of the Venezuelan territory affected more than six thousand Indians from the Wayuu ethnic group, who were rescued from flooded areas in the early hours of Tuesday.   The native Wayuu are located in La Guajira, in the northwestern state of Zulia, which borders the Colombian border.   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez through the Twitter network...

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