Inter Press ServiceIn the front, homes destroyed by the flooding in Bañado Sur, one of the poor neighbourhoods on the banks of the Paraguay river in Asunción. In the centre, huts built slightly higher up by those who refused to leave the area. And in the background, the garbage dump that drew many of the local residents to these wetlands prone to frequent flooding. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS - Inter Press Service https://www.ipsnews.net/2016/04/heavy-rains-once-again-scatter-the-poor-in-asuncion/paraguay-4-2/feed/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 01 May 2026 17:30:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 In the front, homes destroyed by the flooding in Bañado Sur, one of the poor neighbourhoods on the banks of the Paraguay river in Asunción. In the centre, huts built slightly higher up by those who refused to leave the area. And in the background, the garbage dump that drew many of the local residents to these wetlands prone to frequent flooding. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS https://www.ipsnews.net/2016/04/heavy-rains-once-again-scatter-the-poor-in-asuncion/paraguay-4-2/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2016/04/heavy-rains-once-again-scatter-the-poor-in-asuncion/paraguay-4-2/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2016 01:57:18 +0000 Stephanie Wildes http://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2016/04/Paraguay-4.jpg

In the front, homes destroyed by the flooding in Bañado Sur, one of the poor neighbourhoods on the banks of the Paraguay river in Asunción. In the centre, huts built slightly higher up by those who refused to leave the area. And in the background, the garbage dump that drew many of the local residents to these wetlands prone to frequent flooding. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS

By Stephanie Wildes
Apr 1 2016

In the front, homes destroyed by the flooding in Bañado Sur, one of the poor neighbourhoods on the banks of the Paraguay river in Asunción. In the centre, huts built slightly higher up by those who refused to leave the area. And in the background, the garbage dump that drew many of the local residents to these wetlands prone to frequent flooding. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS

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In the front, homes destroyed by the flooding in Bañado Sur, one of the poor neighbourhoods on the banks of the Paraguay river in Asunción. In the centre, huts built slightly higher up by those who refused to leave the area. And in the background, the garbage dump that drew many of the local residents to these wetlands prone to frequent flooding. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS]]> https://www.ipsnews.net/2016/04/heavy-rains-once-again-scatter-the-poor-in-asuncion/paraguay-4-2/feed/ 0