In pictures: Bolivian floods

Bolivia is suffering its worst floods in 25 years, officials say. Up to 40 people are believed to have died.

Most of the north-eastern province of Beni, and its capital Trinidad (pictured), are under water.

Thousands of people have fled in canoes from their flooded homes in Trinidad.

More than 350,000 people have been affected by the floods across the country.

The high waters have damaged tens of thousands of homes, devastated large areas of crops and killed thousands of domestic and farm animals.

The UN has launched an international appeal for emergency aid for those who have been displaced.

The floods have been caused by two months of heavy rains, blamed on El Nino, the occasional seasonal warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean.

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