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…
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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…
February 2019: If traveling by road in Bolivia, beware of this …
Pagina Siete reports: ABC reports eight closed sections in the country The Bolivian Road Administration (ABC) reported over the weekend that eight road stretches were closed to traffic due to landslides and floods. “The first section is Santa Barbara-Caranavi-Quiquibey, which at first has suffered several landslides at the height of what is Choro Alto, Choro…
Bolivian Mudslide Sweeps Cars Off Highway
The Weather Channel reports: Intense rain caused a mudslide Saturday [02/02/2019] in Bolivia that swept a half dozen cars off a highway and injured several people, officials said. The mudslide happened about 7:50 a.m. local time at a site called Puente Armas on a mountainous highway that runs between the Bolivian capital, La Paz, and…
Senamhi declared hydrological alert
El Diario reports: Rains Due to the last rains that are registered in great part of the country, the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) launched a hydrological alert of red level by the probability of floods of several rivers that would affect regions of the east, the south of the country and the…
Climatic phenomenon causes disasters in the country
El Diario reports: Senamhi report Cochabamba, Beni and the north of La Paz are identified as the most vulnerable areas. From January to mid March there will be more rainfall. To date, the phenomenon of “El Niño” claimed the lives of three people and there are 282 families affected throughout the country. The threat of…
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