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Bolivia - Earthquake Jun 1994 UN DHA Information Report No.1

DHA-GENEVA 94/0193
BOLIVIA - EARTHQUAKE
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
9 JUNE 1994

1. MAJOR AND DEEP EARTHQUAKE HIT BOLIVIA 200 MILES (320 KM) NORTH OF LA PAZ AT 00.33 HRS A.M. 9 JUNE GMT (20.33 HRS 8 JUNE LOCAL TIME). ACCORDING TO USGS, MAGNITUDE 7.5 TO 8 ON RICHTER SCALE, BUT DEPTH MORE THAN 600 KM. PRELIMINARY LOCATION OF HYPO-CENTRE: LATITUDE 13.7 DEGREES SOUTH, LONGITUDE 67.3 DEGREES WEST. THIS IS A SPARSELY POPULATED REGION IN THE AMAZONIAN JUNGLE, NOT FAR FROM SETTLEMENT OF SANTA ROSA DEL YACUMA.

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Bolivia - Landslides/Floods Mar 1994 UN DHA Information Report No.1

DHA-GENEVA 94/0081
BOLIVIA - LANDSLIDES/FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
22 MARCH 1994

SITUATION AND NEEDS

1. LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS SINCE FEBRUARY HAVE CAUSED THE PROTRACTED ISOLATION OF HUNDREDS OF POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF LA PAZ AND COCHABAMBA. ACCORDING TO THE BOLIVIAN RED CROSS, 33,000 FAMILIES ARE AFFECTED IN NINE PROVINCES OF LA PAZ DEPT (CARANARI, LARECAJA, NOR Y SUD-YUNGAS, J.M. PANDO, PACAJES, MUNECAS, VILLAROEL, CAMACHO AND LOAYZA) AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, IN FIVE