<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vargas_tragedy" id="mwAV8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vargas tragedy">Torrential rains</a> cause <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood" id="mwAWA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Flash flood">flash floods</a> in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vargas,_Venezuela" id="mwAWE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vargas, Venezuela">Vargas, Venezuela</a>, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.