About 1000 people have been evacuated in the northern Argentine province of Jujuy after intense rains caused a mudslide that killed two women and injured at least five other people.
The town of Volcan and Tumbaya were the communities most heavily affected by the mudslide caused by a downpour on Tuesday.
Two stretches of Highway 9, one of the main roads through the region, were washed out.
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The two women were found Tuesday inside a vehicle that had overturned and on Wednesday Red Cross authorities confirmed to EFE that five people were injured in assorted incidents in the area.