PARAGUAY-EL NINO-FLOODS

ASU03-9971219-ASUNCION, PARAGUAY - Children living on the banks of the Paraguay River in Asuncion, drive their horse carriage through the city's flooded streets 19 December as they help evacuating belongings from people's flooded homes. Torrential rains, blamed by local officials on the weather phenomenon "El Nino," have caused the waters of the Paraguay River to overrun its banks forcing the evacuation of at least 2,000 residents. EPA PHOTO AFP/Daniel PIRIS