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Bolivia: Floods “El Niño phenomenon has resulted in heavy rainfall, particularly in several regions of www.reliefweb.int Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and northern La Paz 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) • 17 dead particularly in the departments of Santa Cruz, • 3 missing Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Tarija, Potosí and La Paz. Pando • Ministry of Health declared “red alert” nationwide in order to prevent possible dengue outbreaks. 24 cases confirmed. BRAZIL ACTION • Relief assistance via the General Emergency and Aid PERU Beni Directorate. 486 families • Bolivian Government is preparing an affected Appeal to be launched next week to the international La Paz community. 2,067 families BOLIVIA affected Lago Titicaca LINKS Main roads interrupted La Paz (including Cochabamba- • OCHA Situation Report No.3 Santa Cruz section) • Latest updates for Bolivia: Floods Cochabamba 3,953 families • Related maps ______________________________________________________ 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 PARAGUAY 0 150 300 Kilometers Map data sources: UNCS, SALB, DevInfo. ARGENTINA The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations ..

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