Asuncion, Rabi'I 16, 1437, December 27, 2015, SPA -- At least eight people died and hundreds of thousands were driven from their homes by flooding in three South American countries, a news report said Saturday, dpa reported. Four people died in Paraguay and more than 100,000 people temporarily fled their homes for safety. The Paraguay River, which flows through the capital, Asuncion, crested at 7.7 metres. The storms and flooding knocked off electrical service to 125,000 homes. In the Bolivian Amazon region near the border with Brazil, two men died after heavy rain and flooding. Two people died in Argentina, according to authorities, and more than 20,000 people in the city of Concordia were evacuated because of the rising Uruguay River, the website Clarin reported. --SPA 12:51 LOCAL TIME 09:51 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w