Flood victims carry their remaining belongings after having their homes destroyed by floods December 17, in Caracas. Hundreds of people were swept away by raging rivers and mudslides and were still missing Friday in Venezuela's capital and along its scenic Caribbean coastline in the country's worst natural disaster in 50 years. At least 140 people were killed, most of them buried alive under avalanches of mud, but authorities feared the eventual death toll could be much higher.

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