Overflowing rivers submerge communities throughout the Peruvian Amazon on Friday, forcing hundreds to abandon their homes in search of dry ground.<br/> <br />Water levels in the Huanoco region reached as high as three meters in some areas, inundating streets and destroying homes.<br/> <br />Emergency workers were called in to help evacuate those who were stranded.<br/> <br />Jorge Carranza, a meterologist in Lima, says that cold fronts, coming in from Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela, are creating intense rains which cause the Amazonian rivers in Peru to flood.<br/> <br />Emergency personnel helped distribute mattresses, blankets and food, while residents salvaged whatever was left of their belongings.
