Until Herbert Hoover took over Mississippi flood relief, the river had repeatedly broken through its levees.

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Several thousand people have been moved from areas at risk in Beni, where the River Mamore has broken its banks.

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In all, 88 vehicles have been located, both in the river and amid the broken concrete wreckage of the bridge, according to the State Patrol.

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For an hour the kob course under the plane, almost like a river, flowing across the broken soil and around the trees.

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The 120km river reaches the Pacific Ocean at Broken Bay, 50km north of Sydney.

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Argentina lodged a complaint before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2006, arguing that Uruguay had broken the terms of a 1975 treaty regulating the use of the River Uruguay which forms the border between them.

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Li Zhuqun, a senior international co-operation official at China's Ministry of Public Security said the gang had now been broken up, but that "efforts to ensure the safety of the Mekong River will continue".

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