Overall Green alert Flood
in Bolivia

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This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101848
Death: 1
Displaced: -
Countries: Bolivia
From - To 02 Feb - 05 Feb

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La Paz Department, Bolivia, Early February 2023Flooding affected Guanay, Mapiri, and Tipuani Municipalities in Larecaja Province the La Paz Department of Bolivia in early February 2023 following heavy rain and the overflow of the Tipuani and Mapiri rivers. Local media reported at least 1,500 families affected, including 400 families in Guanay. Camps were set up to accommodate families who lost their homes. At least 20 homes were damaged or destroyed in Mapiri. One person died in Guanay. Local officials in Guanay blamed the floods on gold mining which has blocked many of the rivers and tributaries. Red Alerts were issued by SENAMHI for flooding on the Tipuani, Mapiri and Kaka Rivers tributaries from 02 to 07 February.Mon 6 Feb 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Threat of deadly glacial lake outbursts hang over 15 million people2023-02-08T18:26+0100.

It's a threat Americans and Europeans rarely think about, but 1 million people live within just 6 miles (10 kilometers) of potentially unstable glacial-fed lakes, the study calculated. One of the more devastating floods was in Peru in 1941
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Bolivia – Floods Affect Thousands in La Paz, Beni and Santa Cruz Depar ... 2023-02-08T18:21+0100.

Over 5,500 families have been affected by flooding across La Paz, Beni and Santa Cruz Departments in Bolivia over the last few days. Two fatalities were reported, and dozens of homes and wide areas of crops have been damaged or destroyed. F
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Inundaciones por lagos glaciares: Perú y Bolivia son los más expuestos ... 2023-02-08T17:57+0100.

. Un reciente estudio de Nature Communications revela que con el calentamiento global este tipo de fenómenos son más frecuentes. Según el informe, a medida que la temperatura mundial aumenta los glaciares retroceden y el agua de deshielo ac
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Threat of deadly glacial lake outbursts hang over 15 million people2023-02-08T17:48+0100.

It's a threat Americans and Europeans rarely think about, but 1 million people live within just 6 miles (10 kilometers) of potentially unstable glacial-fed lakes, the study calculated. One of the more devastating floods was in Peru in 1941
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),