Dog trapped in raging Bolivia river rescued
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The construction workers had been creating berms to prevent the water from undermining the inhabited river banks when they spotted the dog.
The Orkojahuira River is one of several rivers in the country's administrative capital La Paz that have flooded due to a recent spell of heavy rains impacting the city. Heavy rains have triggered several landslides in western Bolivia over the past week, resulting in casualties, and leaving dozens homeless, local media reported.
According to Bolivia's National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi), in February the accumulated rainfall reached 140.4 millimetres (5.5 inches), exceeding the normal accumulated rainfall of 83.8 litres (22.1 gallons) per square metres.
