- Title: Bolivia declares emergency after floods kill over 50
- Date: 26th March 2025
- Summary: BRASILIA, BRAZIL (MARCH 26, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO, SAYING: "Today, I hope to put a final point on this. It looks like there is something personal against me. The accusation is very serious and unfounded." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO, SAYING: “Would we make a coup
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- Keywords: Bolivia disaster floods hail storm national emergency rain weather
- Location: LA PAZ & SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
- City: LA PAZ & SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
- Country: Bolivia
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Floods,South America / Central America
- Reuters ID: LVA003192526032025RP1
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- Story Text: Bolivian President Luis Arce declared a national emergency on Wednesday (March 26) after torrential rains and severe floods left more than 50 dead and displaced more than 100,000 across the country.
All nine of Bolivia's departmental regions have been affected by the heavy rains, with one being designated in a state of disaster and three others in a state of emergency.
Bolivia, with a population of over 12 million, typically has its rainy season from November to March.
Lucia Walper, from Bolivia's Senamhi meteorological service, said several orange and red alerts for river overflows, that are typically issued in February, have been issued in March this year and extended until April.
The state of emergency will allow the government to purchase supplies and facilitate the deployment of resources. Thousands of soldiers have been deployed around the country to help distribute aid to heavily impacted areas.
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