Heavy rainfall in Bolivia: Likely overflows of 14 rivers

El Diario reports: Orange alert Likely overflows of 14 rivers • The flood of rivers would occur in Beni, Cochabamba and La Paz The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) launched an orange-level hydrological alert for the rainfall of considerable magnitude that is occurring in the Mamoré basins, the upper basin of the Beni river….

Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods

Oxfam report by Rob Fuller and Jonathan Lain for Reliefweb: Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a…

Repsol reports oil spill in Chuquisaca

Pagina Siete reports: Repsol reports oil spill in Chuquisaca According to the report of the governor of Chuquisaca, the leak would have affected two or three people living in the area of the accident. The governor of Chuquisaca, Esteban Urquizu, reported yesterday [04/06/2017], that there was an oil spill in the community of Rosario del…

ABC attends emergency on roads with landslides

El Dia reports: Chuquisaca ABC attends emergency on roads with landslides The regional manager of the Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC), María Flores, informed yesterday that all the emergencies that originated from the heavy rainfall of the last days were conjured opportunely. “During the night of March 31 and at dawn on April 1, ABC Chuquisaca…

Three Camargo communities disappear because of floods

El Dia reports: Three Camargo communities disappear because of floods The authorities of the municipality have not yet been able to specify the number of families affected. Camargo’s Mayor Valentín Cruz said on Friday that three communities in the 11 and 14 districts of that municipality had disappeared because of the floods and announced that…

Extreme storms leave two dead in Bolivia

Kevin Corriveau reports for Aljazeera: Extreme storms leave two dead in Bolivia After dealing with the worst drought the country has seen in 25 years, Bolivia reels from freak thunderstorms. For parts of central South America, the last several weeks have proved to be quite stormy, particularly for Bolivia. After coming out of one of…