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Since the beginning of the rainy season, the Vice Ministry of Civil Defense reports as of April 8th, 582,820 exposed people and 230,192 directly affected. Additionally, it quantifies 55 deceased and 5 missing persons.
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In the last 4 weeks, the Vice Ministry of Civil Defense registered more than 73 events, quantifying 161,258 new exposed people and 84,269 affected, the latter showing a significant increase close to 57%. During this same period, 972 houses have been affected and 114 destroyed.
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In Bolivia, 171 municipalities are affected by the rains, of which 73 have been declared in municipal disaster and 24 in emergency. The departments of La Paz, Beni, and Chuquisaca have been declared in emergency.
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Senamhi issued an orange alert until April 14th due to new progressive and in some cases sudden rises in river levels, with possible overflows in the basins of the Pilcomayo, Guadalquivir, Bermejo, Parapetí, Grande, Piraí, Yapacaní, Ichilo, Chapare, Caine, Mizque, Beni, La Paz, Madre de Dios, Tahuamanu, Abuná, Acre Lauca, and Desaguadero rivers.
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For the month of April, SENAMHI expects precipitation values above normal in the West and South of the Amazon macro-region; in the West of the Chiquitania, specifically in the Center and South of the Valleys; in the Northwest and SouthSoutheast of Yungas-Chapare; in the Southwest of the Chaco region.
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The Ministry of Planning for development estimates that flood response and rehabilitation of key services would require, as of March 17th, more than 23,600,000 USD.