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Bolivia declares state of emergency to combat floods

  • On Wednesday, March 21, 2025, President Luis Arce declared a national emergency in Bolivia due to torrential rains and severe floods that have affected all nine departmental regions.
  • Bolivia's rainy season, which typically spans from November to March or April, has been particularly intense, exacerbating existing water vulnerabilities due to climate change and causing widespread flooding.
  • The severe weather has resulted in at least 49 to 51 deaths and has impacted 324,699 to 380,000 families, displacing over 100,000 people and damaging or destroying thousands of homes and communities across the country.
  • President Arce stated, "These natural disasters are forcing us to declare a national emergency," while Lucia Walper from Bolivia's Senamhi meteorological service, issued several orange and red alerts for river overflows extending into April.
  • The state of emergency will enable the government to purchase supplies and deploy resources, including thousands of soldiers, to distribute aid, while Congress is expected to approve a $US75 million loan from the CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean to address the natural disaster fallout, though Vice Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes warned of an extremely difficult period ahead.
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Bolivia declares state of emergency to combat floods

Bolivia's government decreed a state of emergency Wednesday to deal with floods caused by torrential rains blamed for 51 deaths since November.

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Telesur broke the news in Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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