Reports

At a glance health - the destruction of health and sanitation services has caused many health problems education - many schools have been damaged loss of livelihood - the hurricane has destroyed crops, businesses and many families' means of earning a…

The smoke is everywhere. The air in Guarayos is impossible to breathe and unbearable for the eyes. What was once pristine farmland is going up in smoke. A rural celebration meant to prepare the land for next year's harvest…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 90/0125 Bolivia - Forest Fires OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.2 25 August 1999 Government has launched an appeal for international assistance Assessment 1. According to the information submitted by the inter-institutional assessment mission (17-21 August), the massive fires (caused by slash-and-burn…

CWS commits initial $250,000 to Turkey response TURKEY -- Church World Service is committing an initial $250,000 for humanitarian response to needs of survivors of last Tuesday's catastrophic earthquake, including $100,000 from the CWS Blanket Fund for bedding, tents and…

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 206,000 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 2,880 BENEFICIARIES FOR 2 MONTHS Summary Large fires in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia have caused widespread destruction to crops and homes. Fires are still burning in some…

Emergency phase relief programmes have given way to community rehabilitation projects covering agricultural support, water and sanitation and health initiatives, and capacity building, especially disaster preparedness. The much needed reconstruction of housing for the tens of thousands still in temporary…

GUARAYOS, Bolivia (August 19, 1999) -Fires are currently under control after days of blazing through forests and consuming more than 600 homes in the poor farming town of Guarayos, 530 miles east of the capital of La Paz. More…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0117 Bolivia - Forest Fires OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.1 19 August 1999 Situation 1. Massive fires broke out on the night of Friday 13th August, nearby the town of Ascensión de Guarayos (located 300 km north…

LIMA (Aug. 18) XINHUA - Bolivia has asked for international efforts to help extinguish a fire which has left at least three people dead and around 20,000 injured, Bolivian authorities said. Reports reaching here from La Paz quoted Defense Minister Jorge…

By PETE McFARREN, Associated Press Writer LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) Fires fueled by 105 kph (65 mph) winds destroyed several hundred homes and a local hospital Saturday, killing at least two people in an eastern farming town, town officials said.…