Heavy rains and floods kill 16 people in Bolivia

Heavy rains have claimed the lives of at least 16 people and affected more than 16,000 families in Bolivia since last November, authorities announced.

Severe damage due to rain

Bolivia’s Deputy Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvemontes, said during a press conference yesterday, Wednesday, that the heavy rains that fell from November until the first week of January caused devastation in the country and caused floods and deadly landslides, noting that about 36 municipalities were damaged. Serious.