Civil Defense indicates that these figures may increase. There is no electricity or water in the towns that were affected by the heavy rains and floods of the past hours.
The rains and floods registered in Entre Ríos, O'Connor province (Tarija), left a preliminary balance of two people dead, eight missing and 29 families who lost everything, according to data from the Vice-Ministry of Civil Defense released on Tuesday.
The Vice Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes, affirmed that these numbers may increase, due to the fact that some localities are still not contacted, because they were left without electric energy and they do not have drinking water either.
"We have quantified 10 affected communities, eight people missing, two dead, children, four and 12 years old, and there are 29 families who have lost practically everything, 100 affected families, 23 damaged houses, six under the mud, two educational units, and 90 percent of the local roads are practically cut, there is no access by land," said the authority.
According to Calvimontes, this is the "disaster of the greatest magnitude that our country has suffered as a result of this season of rains and floods". Food, supplies and other goods are being sent to assist the victims.
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"A shelter has been installed in the city, but unfortunately there are no families who want to leave their communities, they are seeking refuge where relatives or neighbors. The President has instructed the Armed Forces and Civil Defense to mobilize, we have taken a ton and a half of food", added Calvimontes, referring that 50 million Bolivianos were destined to attend the emergencies.
Search for missing persons
Firefighters of the National Police and Volunteer Groups, among them SAR del Sur, Ángeles en el Fuego and Brasschaat, resumed this Tuesday the search for people missing due to the overflowing of the Itayuro stream, in the municipality of Entre Ríos (Tarija).
Community members tell authorities what they have seen in the disaster area.
About 50 rescuers are participating in this task with the mission of finding the bodies that were swept away.
According to the deputy governor of O'Connor province, Gróver Torrejón, it is estimated that 16 people are missing (four have already been located). It is expected that with the beginning of the work, another 12 people will be found.
It is probable that this number is not real and may increase as more information emerges on the second day of the search by the police firefighters and the volunteer groups.
The director of Risk Management of the Governor's Office, Reiner Figueroa, confirmed the beginning of the search for the missing persons in the midst of the persistent rain and the rescuers plan to advance to the town of Tomatirenda.
Meanwhile, in the city of Tarija, solidarity campaigns are being organized to collect food, water bottles and clothes in good condition for the affected families of Timboy and other neighboring communities.
"We cannot remain indifferent to this disaster that affected the Guarani people. That is why we launched a campaign and we expect the solidarity of the citizenship", said the director of the Departmental Service of Social Management (Sedeges), María Esther Valencia.
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