Multiple homes in La Paz, Bolivia, were destroyed after landslides caused them to collapse on Feb. 23 and 24. The landslides were caused by heavy rain, which loosened up the soil.
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Boliviano: aprende de una vez!
Nosotros los bolivianos siempre queriendo recortar tiempos, cosas … esa pesadilla llamada “viveza criolla” … ya va siendo hora que maduremos y asumamos nuestros errores. Resulta fácil pedirle al gobierno todo, y este por demagogia y necesidad de votos, accede una y otra vez… En función de la presión de bloqueos o la conmiseración pública…
Rains and snow affect three regions of the country
El Diario reports: The intense rains in several regions of the country caused the cutting of roads on departmental roads between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. In the mountain range of the Tunari it snowed. TRAFFIC COVERAGE IN THE SAN JOAQUÍN ARROYO SECTOR OF LA PAZ – UNDUAVI SECTION DUE TO ROAD MATERIAL MUD SLIDE. Three…
7 thousand hectares in Bolivia affected by adverse weather events
Fresh Plaza reports, picture from Los Tiempos: 300 hectares of banana have been lost The department’s tropical region has been affected by heavy rains and the southern cone by droughts. According to reports, both natural phenomena have damaged almost 10 thousand hectares of cultivation: 7 thousand hectares of fruit trees have been affected in Chapare,…
ABC closes and restricts vehicular circulation in four sections in La Paz, Beni and Pando
Los Tiempos reports: The Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC) reported today [03/08/2019] that two sections were closed and vehicular traffic was restricted in two others, from the roads of the departments of La Paz, Beni and Pando due to the heavy rains. “In the department of Beni, it is not passable the section Rurrenabaque-Riberalta, sector Santa…
Disaster in 22 municipalities
El Diario reports: Ministry of Defense 4,436 families were affected and had to leave their flooded homes to protect their safety, according to minister Javier Zavaleta Government suspended solidarity flights and continues search for missing persons in Caranavi Stabilization work in the Armas bridge sector, in the Santa Bárbara – Caranavi section, route that was…
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