: Floods “El Niño phenomenon has resulted in heavy rainfall, particularly in several regions of www.reliefweb.int Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and northern and Beni departments of Created by ReliefWeb on 2 Feb 2007 Bolivia.” OCHA Situation Report No.3 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs United Nations

Total: SITUATION • 18,806 families affected • Agricultural and livestock sectors severely affected, (94,030 people) particularly in the departments of Santa Cruz, • 17 dead • 3 missing Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Tarija, Potosí and La Paz. • Ministry of Health declared “red alert” nationwide in Pando order to prevent possible dengue outbreaks. 24 cases confirmed.

ACTION BRAZIL • Relief assistance via the General Emergency and Aid Directorate. • Bolivian Government is preparing an PERU Beni 486 families Appeal to be launched next week to the international affected community. La Paz 2,067 families LINKS BOLIVIA affected Lago • OCHA Situation Report No.3 Titicaca • Latest updates for Bolivia: Floods Main roads interrupted La Paz (including Cochabamba- • Related maps Santa Cruz section) Cochabamba 3,953 families ______affected Santa Cruz Based on OCHA Situation Report No.3, issued 1 Feb 2007 3,217 families affected GLIDE:FL-2007-000012-BOL Oruro Contact: [email protected] 14 families affected

Salar de Chuquisaca INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY Uyuni 4,219 families Provincial Boundary Potosi affected Major Road Tarija and Santa Cruz CHILE 2,830 families Tarija National Capital Some communities affected 2,020 families affected remain isolated Affected Department by hail Affected Department 0 150 300 Kilometers Map data sources: UNCS, SALB, DevInfo.

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