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09 Sep 1999

Bolivia
Bolivia - Forest Fires OCHA Situation Report No. 4

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0141
UNDAC team ends its mission

1. The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team that was deployed to La Paz on 1 September 1999, ended its mission on 9 September 1999. On 7 September 1999, the two-person UNDAC Team and the UN Resident Coordinator in Bolivia presented the mission's findings to the Government and donor community in the country.

UNDAC findings

2. Forest fires started due to slash-and-burn activities, a common practice in the area According to the National Service

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07 Sep 1999

Bolivia
Bolivia - Forest Fires OCHA Situation Report No. 3

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs


Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0137
Bolivia - Forest Fires
OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No. 3
7 September 1999

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26 Aug 1999

Bolivia
Fires in Bolivia

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— IFRC
The smoke is everywhere. The air in Guarayos is impossible to breathe and unbearable for the eyes. What was once pristine farmland is going up in smoke. A rural celebration meant to prepare the land for next year's harvest triggered fires across two provinces in Bolivia. With wind gusting at 100 km per hour, the fire spread quickly across 100,000 hectares. The government declared Guarayos and Moxos provinces "national disaster areas".
According to early estimates, 650 homes were destroyed. Nearly 3,000 people are sleeping in makeshift shelters,
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25 Aug 1999

Bolivia
Bolivia - Forest Fires OCHA Situation Report No. 2

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 90/0125
Bolivia - Forest Fires
OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.2
25 August 1999

Government has launched an appeal for international assistance

Assessment

1. According to the information submitted by the inter-institutional assessment mission (17-21 August), the massive fires (caused by slash-and-burn activities, a common traditional practice, and fueled by strong winds and dryness) which broke out on Saturday 14 August in the forest of Ascensión de Guarayos in the

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20 Aug 1999

Bolivia
Bolivia: Fires Appeal (20/99)

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— IFRC
THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 206,000 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 2,880 BENEFICIARIES FOR 2 MONTHS
Summary

Large fires in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia have caused widespread destruction to crops and homes. Fires are still burning in some areas. The Bolivian Red Cross plans to assist at lease 576 families for 2 months with food, kitchen sets, hygiene articles and bedding. Already the Bolivian Red Cross branch in Santa Cruz is very active but their supplies have been exhausted and they require additional cash to meet the needs of the victims. CHF 100,000 has been released from

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19 Aug 1999

Bolivia
Bolivia - Forest Fires OCHA Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0117
Bolivia - Forest Fires
OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.1
19 August 1999

Situation

1. Massive fires broke out on the night of Friday 13th August, nearby the town of Ascensión de Guarayos (located 300 km north from Santa Cruz city and 867 Km from the capital city of La Paz). The fire quickly expanded through the forest of Guarayos province (Santa Cruz Department) and continued to expand in several directions affecting a number of small towns in its way (Momene, Yotau, El Puente, Urubicha, Yaguaru).

2. Another massive fire was reported

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19 Aug 1999

Bolivia
As the Fires Burn Out in Bolivia. . . Hundreds of Homes Reduced to Ashes, CARE Responds

Report
— CARE
GUARAYOS, Bolivia (August 19, 1999) -Fires are currently under control after days of blazing through forests and consuming more than 600 homes in the poor farming town of Guarayos, 530 miles east of the capital of La Paz. More than 2,700 people have been sleeping in school buildings and under a few tents for the past four nights. The aid agency CARE is working with the Bolivian government to set-up temporary camps, distribute blankets and food and re-establish a supply of clean water.
"The power lines are burned to
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18 Aug 1999

Bolivia
Bolivia Asks for International Help in Fire-fighting

Report
— Xinhua
LIMA (Aug. 18) XINHUA - Bolivia has asked for international efforts to help extinguish a fire which has left at least three people dead and around 20,000 injured, Bolivian authorities said.

Reports reaching here from La Paz quoted Defense Minister Jorge Crespo as saying on Wednesday that firefighters, together with the civil defense, the navy and the air force, have not been able to control the fire, which broke out five days ago, in the Amazonian provinces of Guarayos and Moxos.

The districts of Santa Cruz and Beni

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14 Aug 1999

Bolivia
Fire in Bolivian town destroys hundreds of homes, kills two 'Guayaros'

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— Associated Press
By PETE McFARREN, Associated Press Writer

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) Fires fueled by 105 kph (65 mph) winds destroyed several hundred homes and a local hospital Saturday, killing at least two people in an eastern farming town, town officials said.

Lack of rains in the tropical Bolivian lowlands contributed to the fire in Ascencion de Guarayos. On Saturday, local officials said the town's water pumps had been destroyed, cutting off water to some area residents. The lack of water also hampered efforts to contain the flames.

Local radio reports said President Hugo

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