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Mothers of some of Mexico's nearly 100,000 missing people gather in Mexico City to protest on Mother's Day. IMAGES
During a UN press briefing, Georgios Petropoulos, the head of the OCHA sub-office in Gaza speaking from Rafah says that more than 100,000 people have fled Rafah. SOUNDBITE
Residents move in boats through the flooded streets of a town in northern Bolivia after heavy rains caused the Acre River to overflow. The city of Cobija on the border with Brazil is suffering unprecedented flooding, with water levels reaching 17 meters (55.7 ft). The rainy season in Bolivia, which began in December and will last until March, has so far left 40 people dead and nearly 10,000 families affected, according to the government. IMAGES
The fighting in Sudan has caused more than 100,000 people to cross the border, UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado says. UNHCR, the United Nations' refugee agency, is estimating that more than 800,000 people could potentially flee to neighbouring countries as the conflict between Sudan's regular army and paramilitaries continues. SOUNDBITE
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