December 2, 2024, 4:00 AM
December 2, 2024, 4:00 AM
The rains began and in several regions of the country there were floods and mudslides like the one that occurred yesterday morning in the municipality of Villa Tunari, in the tropics of Cochabamba. Four people died there, bringing to five the total number of victims due to the weather phenomena this season.
One of the people affected yesterday in Cochabamba reported that the house where his brother and sister-in-law were sleeping fell after the intense rain that caused an avalanche.
According to data provided by community members, Pedro Chambi Toledo (42), his wife Josefina Aguilar (33), their 13-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old neighbor girl died yesterday. Other people were injured and taken to a medical center near the Siete Curvas community, the most affected by the landslide.
A report from the Bolivian Highway Administrator (ABC) indicated that a part of the route that links the tropics of Cochabamba with Santa Cruz was affected and therefore machinery was mobilized to rehabilitate the route.
The Siete Curvas sector is known for its high danger in the rainy season, due to its irregular topography and the accumulation of moisture in the ground.
Other rustic houses were affected by falling stones and mud. The bodies of the deceased neighbors were taken to the headquarters of the Waspas Union, where the wake took place.
La Paz and Sucre
After the Pasajahuira River overflowed on November 25 in La Paz, a girl lost her life. This weekend, in Bajo Llojeta, where that tragedy took place, that channel went off course again, frightening the neighbors and mobilizing the authorities. The water overwhelmed the defenses that had been improvised in the place and the heavy machinery was overwhelmed by that flow.
“We are already putting machinery to work in the area where we were a while ago, in the Rosario area, the machinery is already working, it is removing the mud, here we are going to continue removing the mud and removing more land,” said the mayor of La Paz Iván Arias.
“The force of the water has lifted this asphalt layer, look here, it has already removed the asphalt layer,” described Arias, while showing how council personnel helped a family with the pumping of water that had flooded their house.
The Vice Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, reported that given the possibility that it will rain again this Thursday or Friday, several tasks are being carried out to mitigate these impacts.
Regarding the situation on a national scale, he said that the rains have already started and reports have been received about the increase in the flow of some rivers. In Santa Cruz, some areas have reported damage to crops, which have been flooded. “There are also reports of damage in Tarija, Chuquisaca and Potosí, but not seriously,” although monitoring is maintained to address a situation that may be critical.
According to a report from Correo del Sur, at least three homes in the San Luis community remain half-buried by the dungeon and another, in Sokospujyo, is about to give way, so fear remains latent in District 7 of Sucre, the capital. from Chuquisaca.
