Hundreds Evacuated After Floods in Pando Boliviaa
Flood
How the score is calculated
The score starts at 8. It adds points from recorded affected, deaths, displaced and casualty counts, plus terms found in the story title, event type or status. For each count, only its highest matching band is used.
- Affected people
- 1–999: +5 · 1,000–9,999: +12 · 10,000–99,999: +20 · 100,000–999,999: +28 · 1 million+: +35
- Deaths
- 1–9: +8 · 10–99: +14 · 100–999: +22 · 1,000+: +30
- Displaced people
- 1–9,999: +6 · 10,000–99,999: +12 · 100,000+: +18
- Casualties
- 100 or more: +8
- Story wording
- +10 for terms such as catastrophe, famine, war, conflict, major earthquake, mass casualty or critical. Otherwise, +5 for active, ongoing, emergency, outbreak, cyclone or hurricane.
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Historical record
Status: CLOSED · Imported 2026-10-07
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In brief
- What happenedFlooding in Pando Department of Bolivia has prompted hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 200
- What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.
What changed
First retained snapshot
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Situation
Flooding in Pando Department of Bolivia has prompted hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. Rivers in the department, including the Madre de Dios and Tahuamanu, have been high since late February. The Bolivian Navy assisted the evacuation of around 200 people affected by floods in Porvenir, Bolivia, on 22 February. Recent heavy rain has worsened the situation, causing flooding in low lying areas of Cobija municipality. National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Bolivia (SENAMHI) reported 95.3mm of rain in Cobija on 09 March 2021. Navy and Civil Defence carried out further evacuations in the municipality on 08 March. Around 107 families have been displaced. The city of Cobija is situated on the Acre River, along the border with Acre State of Brazil, which also saw widespread flooding in late February. However, according to the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM), the Acre River is below alert levels in all locations in Acre State, including the city of Brasiléia, neighbour of Bolivia’s Cobija.
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WorldsAid verification
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Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 200 retained at 2021-03-11
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