ASUNCION (Paraguay) • Some of the worst flooding in recent memory has dampened Christmas celebrations in parts of Latin America, leaving at least six people dead and driving more than 150,000 from their homes, the BBC reported.

Some 130,000 people have been forced from their homes across Paraguay, officials said, with four people killed by falling trees. In northern Argentina, at least two people have died in the floods, and some 20,000 people have been evacuated.

In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, nearly 1,800 families had to flee their homes, while in Uruguay, thousands of people were rendered homeless.