At least 22 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Reuters quoted Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as saying on Sunday.
The downpour on Saturday night swept large tree trunks and debris from surrounding mountains into the community of Tejerias, 40 miles (67 kilometres) southwest of Caracas, damaging businesses and farmland, Rodriguez said in a televised address.
Rodriguez said that a month's worth of rain had fallen in just eight hours and pumps used to power the community's drinking water system were carried away in the flood waters.
Rodriguez said that the priority was to locate people still trapped under mud and rocks throughout the town, while military and rescue personnel also searched the riverbanks for survivors.
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