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