US EditionRiver Overflow in Bolivia Leaves Seven Dead and 20 Missing
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The number of people killed by the floods due to the overflow of a river in the region of Santa Cruz, Bolivia's most populous in the east of the country, rose to seven and there are at least 20 people missing, the Rodrigo Paz government confirmed this Sunday.
Tragedy Hits El Torno: Flood Leaves Deadly Victims, Missing and Thousands of Victims · Global Voices
Santa Cruz, Dec 13, 2025 (ATB Digital).- An unprecedented flood of the Espejos and Piraí rivers, caused by extraordinary rains in the Amboró mountain range, unleashed a tragedy in the municipality of El Torno, in the department of Santa Cruz. The disaster, recorded in the early morning of Saturday, affected more than ten communities, left at least three people dead, between 18 and 20 missing and some 3,500 families affected, according to prelimi…
La Paz, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) After heavy rains, the overflow of the Piraí River today caused the disappearance of 18 people in several areas of the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, especially in the municipality of El Torno, according to official sources. The post Bolivia reports 18 missing due to floods in Santa Cruz first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
Brigades, helicopters and rescue teams were mobilized to assist those affected by the rising rivers The spokesperson of the Presidency, Carla Faval, reported this Saturday that the recent rains and floods in the department of Santa Cruz left three dead and more than 20 missing, so brigades, equipment and helicopters are activated to care for the affected population. Faval noted that President Rodrigo Paz will arrive in the affected areas “tonigh…
The head of State observed that for lack of resources and spare parts, rescue ships cannot reach the area of the tragedy to rescue those affected.
Mayor Heriberto Cuéllar reported that staff were displaced by land, but unfortunately stumbled into his task because of the collapse of the Mirrors Bridge, a key access point to the affected area. By Marina Mamani Antiñapa [caption...
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