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2010-03-13 04:41:46 - Landslide - Bolivia

EDIS CODE: LS-20100313-25305-BOL
Date & Time: 2010-03-13 04:41:46 [UTC]
Area: Bolivia, Departmento de La Paz, Region of Los Yungas,

Number of death person(s): 7
Damage level: Low (Level 1)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

All seven members of a family died when a mudslide buried their home in the Los Yungas region of central Bolivia, media outlets said Friday. The home in Santa Rosa was destroyed in the wee hours of Thursday as the Catacora family slept, the accounts said. The bodies of four adults and an infant were recovered at the scene, while neighbors say the remains of the other two victims were carried away by the rain-swollen river flowing past the house. The mudslide damaged a 150-meter (492-foot) stretch of the road from Chulumani to La Paz. Authorities said Friday that crews were already working to reopen the highway. Heavy rains also played a part in the deaths Wednesday of a woman and her 1-year-old daughter who were swept away by a river in the southern province of Potosi, Bolivian media said.

Posted:2010-03-13 04:41:46 [UTC]