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Description of the Event
Date of event
01-04-2025
What happened, where and when?
On 1 April 2025, the Government of Bolivia formally requested international assistance from the diplomatic corps accredited in the country to address the national emergency caused by the ongoing rainy season. This weather crisis has resulted in over 55 deaths and affected 593,023 families. In La Paz, the Bolivian Foreign Minister met with ambassadors and diplomatic representatives to brief them on the complex situation and request their cooperation.
Since November 2024, continuous rainfall has triggered severe flooding, landslides, and widespread devastation across Bolivia. The situation worsened in early 2025, culminating in a major crisis in March, when 31 municipalities declared states of emergency and 109 declared disaster zones. On 26 March, the government issued Supreme Decree No. 5358, declaring a National Emergency.
During the initial months of the rainy season (November–December 2024), rainfall remained near normal in the Amazon and lowland savannah regions. However, in Q1 2025, rainfall exceeded normal levels across most of the country, causing over 404 weather-related events—such as floods, flash floods, waterlogging, landslides, and hailstorms—impacting regions including the Altiplano, Amazon, Chaco, Chiquitanía, low savannah, and Valles. The eastern Amazonian plains have been particularly affected, partly due to the residual effects of widespread forest fires in Q4 2024.