By Monica Machicao and Santiago Limachi BENI, Bolivia (Reuters) -In Bolivia's rural region of Beni near the border with ...

forcing cattle and the cowboys that herd them to swim or wade to reach small patches of higher ground. The South American nation has been hit by some of the most intense rains in decades ...

According to local estimates, some 200,000 head of cattle, or about 2% of the national herd, are at risk, struggling with flood water and fatigue. Beni supplies beef nationwide and exports to ...