Bolivia after the floods: 'the climate is changing; we are living that change'

Those who could grabbed their children and animals and ran as the river burst its banks and its rain-swollen waters rushed 50m into their homes and fields. Not all of Capaina’s 140 inhabitants, however, were quick enough.

Dilma Mamio Cartagena spent most of that day standing on a bench, shivering and praying. With the water rising and her ears filling with the cries of petrified children and animals, the 76-year-old watched her pots and pans float away as snakes slid around her.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/dec/08/bolivia-floods-climate-change-indigenous-people