The first rain causes two deaths and causes havoc in neighborhoods of La Paz

A strong gale from about 20:00 It was the prelude to the start of the rainy season at the Government headquarters and this first downpour caused the death of at least two people in an interdepartmental transport fleet and wreaked havoc in different neighborhoods of the Government headquarters.

“Santa Barbara Volunteer Firefighters They attend to emergencies on 8th and 13th streets of Calacoto, where trees fell as a result of the rain”, was the first publication that arrived on social networks while the hail fell in the center of La Paz.

After 22:00 an accident was reported of an interdepartmental transport fleet on the highway that connects the cities of La Paz with El Alto and has Naciones Unidas avenue as a parallel road. The report stated that the fleet fell into that lane.

While firefighters were moving to the scene of the accident, other neighborhoods in the southern zone reported falling treestraffic accidents, landslides and the stoppage of the Cable Car, as the rain and thunder caused the suspension of the service.

After 11:00 p.m., reports continued to arrive from different areas that requested the help of the Fire Department due to the landslides, mainly due to the strong wind that broke out before the rains.

The high temperatures that were being recorded at the Government headquarters in recent days encouraged the holding of outdoor events and that gale wreaked havoc on the stagetaking carapaces, raising stages and destroying chairs.

Local authorities expected the rains Well, a possible water shortage had already been alerted since February of next year if it did not start to rain. Usually the rainy season comes in September and this year it was delayed two months.