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Bolivia (Plurinational State of):Flood:2002/02/20

Duration	2002/02/20	Heavy rains and a hailstorm hit the Bolivian capital of La Paz and 36 people dead, 130 people injured and 50 people missing.
Country or District	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.5 2002/03/04
Dead:63 Injured:146 Missing:13	Houses destroyed:28 Houses damaged:126 Schools damaged:32
WFP Emergency Report No. 09 of 2002
people were killed 59 wounded 130 missing 30	Around 51 homes and buildings were affected in the city's historic centre, 18 have been destroyed.	Roads, water drainage systems and dykes have been severely damaged.

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.5 2002/03/04 In the city of La Paz overall activities are going back to normality. OCHA Situation Report 2002/02/27 The floods have affected 1,300 families. BBC News 2002/03/01 Bolivia counts storm damage. OCHA Situation Report 2002/02/21 The Government of Bolivia Requests International Assistance yahoo!news 2002/02/20 At Least 69 Die as Floods Hit Bolivian Capital CNN News 2002/02/21 Storm devastates Bolivian capital OCHA Situation Report 2002/02/20 heavy rains and a hailstorm hit the Bolivian capital of La Paz.

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