Bolivia Floods: 11-Year-Old Yagor Hopes to Start Classes Again, Soon
April 3, 2004
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Eleven-year old Yagor Nogales is one of hundreds of children affected by recent severe flooding in Trinidad, Bolivia. Flooding triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon has devastated some 9.000 World Vision-assisted Bolivian families across this desperately poor South American nation.
Yagor and his family live in their flooded-damaged home near the Ibare River in Trinidad, Bolivia. Severe weather during the past month, triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon, has besieged much of the country — one of South America's poorest.
For an update about the dire situation, download a radio interview by the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) with Rose Kimeu, World Vision's program specialist in emergency response and disaster mitigation.
Trinidad, located in Beni Province in the country's northeastern Amazon region, was particularly hit hard. Relentless rains began after this year's local school year had begun, inundating the town's population of 120,000. Subsequent flooding forced thousands of families from some 40 nearby communities to evacuate to local school facilities for safety.
World Vision on the Ground
Most of Trinidad's schools remain temporary shelters for these families who have now been displaced by the flooding for more than three weeks. Meanwhile, waterlogged roads and lands have made it virtually impossible to access some communities with land vehicles.
Aid agencies are concerned about the interruption of hundred's of local students' education because of the disaster. In response to the need, World Vision is working quickly to help build a temporary displacement camp to which we plan to move families from Trinidad's schools so classes can soon resume.
"You can talk about this situation, but living through it is something else," says Yagor’s 69-year old grandmother, Eloísa Rivero. "If we could only get help to start anew," says the inconsolable woman, explaining that she has lost all of her cassava and plantain crops.
Meanwhile, Yagor patiently awaits the day when he can go back to school.
Learn More
>> Download a radio interview by the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) with Rose Kimeu, World Vision's program specialist in emergency response and disaster mitigation.
Get Involved
>> Please join us in praying for God's provision, protection, and strength for Bolivia's families and children, as well as for our staff who are working tirelessly to assist flood-affected families.
>> Donate now to help Bolivia's disaster victims! Join us in building brighter futures for children and families, like Yagor's, who are suffering because of severe weather in this desperately poor nation.
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| Download a radio interview by the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) with Rose Kimeu, World Vision's program specialist in emergency response and disaster mitigation. | |
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| Please join us in praying for God's provision, protection, and strength for Bolivia's families and children, as well as for our staff who are working tirelessly to assist flood-affected families. Donate now to help Bolivia's disaster victims! Join us in building brighter futures for children and families, like Yagor's, who are suffering because of severe weather in this desperately poor nation. | |
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