The river is swollen by frequent rains ; a large number try to swim and are drowned in their struggle against the force of the stream .
The Visigoths embark by troops on boats and rafts , and canoes made from hollowed tree trunks .
The river is swollen by frequent rains ; a large number try to swim and are drowned in Visigoths ' struggle against the force of the stream .
The Visigoths embark by troops on boats and rafts , and canoes made from hollowed tree trunks .