Some 40,000 people have been affected by deadly floods and heavy rain in parts of Bolivia this week.<br/> <br />Their homes now under water, residents in one city are now camping out on the side of the highway- the only dry land available.<br/> <br />We've lost various things likes clothes and beds, this woman says. And our animals- which feed us- have drown.<br/> <br />Officials say some 17,000 hectres of farmland have been flooded leaving entire communities isolated from emergency supplies and assistance.<br/> <br />Earlier this week, Vice President Alvaro Garcia visited some of the worst affected areas and helped distribute some of the 170 tonnes of aid allocated for flood victims.<br/> <br />The rains are expected to continue until mid-March, increasing the chances of an even worse flood season then in 2007 when El Nino floods displaced half a million residents.
