Bolivia: Around 28 people have lost their lives due to heavy rains in Bolivia since November last year, reports said.
Official sources in the Administrative department said that the rains have affected eight of the country’s nine Administrative divisions. “We are talking about 83 municipalities affected, and I am sure that within a week many of them will declare themselves in disaster.”
So far, 27 municipalities have declared themselves in a state of emergency, of which 22 belong to La Paz, the Administrative division hardest hit by the climate.
According to the government, the deaths were caused by floods in the departments of Chuquisaca (south), La Paz (west), Tarija (south), Cochabamba (centre), Santa Cruz (east), and Potosi (southwest).
In addition, four people remain missing, three of them in the north of La Paz and one in Chuquisaca.
The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service predicted that the rains will persist in the coming weeks, possibly extending until March and April.