Bolivia activated a state of emergency due to rains in 279 municipalities
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Published at: 19/02/2024 11:22 AM
This Sunday, the Deputy Minister of
Civil Defense of Bolivia, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, reported that the state of
alert was activated in the South American nation due to the intense rains that hit 85% of municipalities.
In this regard, he explained that 279 municipalities
are on “orange alert” and 10 are on “red alert”.
“Three
municipalities are on 'red alert' in the department of La Paz (west), in Cochabamba (center) there are
six municipalities and in Santa Cruz (east) one,” he said.
In addition, Calvimontes called for informing at-risk
populations and for Emergency Operations Committees to act in a coordinated
manner to execute the corresponding Contingency Plans.
Mazo News Team