Two landslides in Bolivia left 14 people dead and seven missing, national police chief Romulo Delgado said on Monday. Torrential rain caused the landslides on Saturday and Sunday on the road linking the capital La Paz to the northern town of Caranavi, the gateway to the Amazon rainforest. President Evo Morales said on his Twitter account that helicopters were being used to transport 34 people who were injured to local hospitals. Saturday’s landslide left 13 people dead, Delgado told the Panamericana private radio station, with Sunday’s killing one person. Bolivia’s rainy season generally lasts from November to March with January and February often the wettest months.

Source: Punch February 04, 2019 20:37 UTC