Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Landslide: 2003/03/31
GLIDE: LS-2003-000153-BOL
| Period | 2003/03/31 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | A landslide roared in Bolivias tropical lowlands early, killing three people, injuring four others and burying dozens of homes |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/04/25 | ||
| Affected: 690 people (376 are children) Killed: 24 people Injured: 11 people Missing: 45 people Relocated: 300 people Orphan children: 59 |
Totally destroyed: 116 houses Partially destroyed: 33 houses |
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| OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/04/03 | ||
| Dead: 14 people Injured: 168 Affected: 600 persons (125 families and 138 single persons) 25 children lost both parents |
Destroyed: close to 200 homes |
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Report/Articles
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/04/25
24 people killed, 11 people injured.
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/04/03
14 deaths, 168 injured
OCHA Situation Report 2003/04/01
On the morning of 31 March in Chima, province of Larecaja in the department of La Paz, an avalanche occurred after heavy rains, burying 400 houses and affecting approximately 700 families.
CNN News 2003/04/01
Firefighters and villagers raced Tuesday to unearth dozens of people trapped under a mass of red clay, rocks and rubble from a landslide which has killed at least 13 people and likely more.
Reuters Alertnet 2003/03/31
Hundreds of people were feared buried when a landslide engulfed a remote Bolivian
gold-mining town.
CNN News 2003/03/31
Bolivia landslide buries homes
Geographycal Data
ReliefWeb 2003/04/03
Location Map
Yahoo News 2003/03/31
A landslide buried hundreds of homes in a mining town in northern Bolivia Monday.