(13 Mar 2025)
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Viacha, Bolivia – 12 March 2025
1. Various of flooded houses and farmland ++MUTE++
2. Various of flooding
3. People standing on flooded area
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Dominga Salome, Viacha resident:
"I don’t know what to say. What is going to happen next? That’s something I don´t know. I’d like the authorities to care for this and look for a solution or send us some help. As you can see we are just surrounded by water."
5. Aerial of flooded fields
6. Various of couple carrying stranded dog and belongings wading through flooded field
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) no name given, farmer:
"I just came to rescue all these helpless animals."
8. Flooded field ++MUTE++
9. Houses behind flooded alfalfa field ++COVERED BY SHOT 8 ++
STORYLINE:
Residents in Bolivia’s mountainous Viacha community are counting the cost of damage that heavy rain caused to the region.
Farm fields and several homes surrounding Viacha in the Bolivian highlands were flooded after rivers burst their banks due to the wet weather.
The flooding destroyed potato and barley crops, which are a cornerstone of the local economy.
On Wednesday, farmers were seen wading through water in an attempt to move stranded livestock to higher grounds.
Civil defense officers have said that about 6,000 people have been impacted by the rainfall in the region.
AP Video by Carlos Guerrero
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