The fatal victims, a woman in her seventies and two children aged 3 and 8 respectively, were washed away Sunday by the floods in the municipality of Cotagaita, Xinhua reported citing Genaro Mendez, secretary of agricultural development and food security of the Potosi government.
Roads, houses, and other physical structures have also been severely damaged, he added.
At least 25 rural communities and 1,500 families have been affected by the flooding, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, Bolivian Deputy Minister of Civil Defense, said Monday in a press conference.
AMK/PR
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