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Western Bolivia hit by severe landslides after heavy rainfall, with red and orange alerts across La Paz and 279 municipalities. Cobija declares emergency as Acre River floods, displacing 570 families. El Niño-driven season claims 40 lives, affects 15,000 families.
Heavy rainfall in western Bolivia has resulted in devastating landslides, causing casualties and widespread damage. On 19 February, the Nation ...
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Dec 2023: Peru grapples with floods, landslides, hail, heat waves, rising dengue cases due to El Niño, affecting 20 regions. State of Emergency declared, with 100,551 affected, 32 fatalities, and major damage to 42,000 homes, 68 schools, and 129 health centers as of Mar 1 2024.
Since 1st of December of 2023, the impact of heavy rains has caused flooding, landslides, and hailstorms throughout the country, particularly ...
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The summer of 2023 in Uruguay was the driest of the last 42 years on record, affecting the quality of potable water for over 60% of the population, significantly impacting children, adolescents, pregnant women, and people suffering chronic diseases.
https://reliefweb.int/report/uru ...
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In Bolivia, historic heat and drought impacted 1.4 million people—nearly a ninth of the population—as of Nov 2023. Potosí, one of the most affected regions, has reduced water flow by a third, restricting water for both human consumption and agricultural use.
As of 28 November, in Bolivia, extreme temperatures and drought conditions are already affecting around 410,000 households or approximately 1. ...
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2023: Unprecedented floods in Paraguay caused by heavy rains result in the Paraná River, usually measuring 1.50 meters, surging to an astonishing 6.3 meters, leading to widespread inundation in the nearby cities, affecting more than 35,000 people.
Between October 30 to November 4, 2023, the regions of Misiones, Itapúa, Ñeembucú, and Alto Paraná in Paraguay experienced a devastating flood ...
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Quilmes, Argentina: flash floods affected 20,000; Argentine Red Cross stepped in. Neuquén faced flooding, with ongoing crises in central and southern regions.
On 29 May, the Undersecretary of Emergencies and Civil Protection of the Municipality of Quilmes formally requested support from the Argentine ...
2023South AmericaArgentinaInjury and mortality from extreme weather eventsWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes
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