The intense rainfall season, which began in Bolivia in November 2024, caused strong flooding in the northeast region of Beni’s department, damaging houses and plantations, which left several residents in an emergency.
The South American country has been hit by some of the most intense rains in 40 years, which destroyed soybean and farm plantations. The damage put exports at risk and raised local food prices.
Edilberta Huaginoe, one of the residents affected by the floods, said that it is not possible to recover anything from what was lost, because everything has been submerged in the water: “Rice plantation is already submerged; bananas and cassava are under water and we can not recover them because they have sinks a lot. Now this is where we will sleep until the water drops.”
Already in cities such as Puerto Almacen and Puerto Ballivian, whole families abandoned their homes, seeking refuge in makeshift shelters by the road. Mayra Peralta, who now shelters with her children on site, reports that there is no way to go back to the region “because every day the volume of water increases.”
Experts say changes have changed climate patterns, delaying rain and making them more intense. The floods have already reached 590,000 families and killed at least 55 people.
This content was originally published on floods leave submerged houses in Bolivia on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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