People walk on a destroyed road after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
People walk on a destroyed road after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
Members of a rescue team look at the destruction after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
Bolivia's President Evo Morales greets people after a landslide at the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, destroying hundreds of houses, leaving two people dead and dozens injured. Photo: Reuters
A man recovers his audio system equipment after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
A woman recovers wood from her destroyed house after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
A woman walks on a destroyed road after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
Victims of a landslide take food at the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts, La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, destroying hundreds of houses, leaving two people dead and dozens injured. Photo: Reuters
Two women salvage items from their destroyed home after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the Kupini II neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia. Heavy rains caused a hilltop to collapse in a poor neighborhood of the Bolivian capital, cracking roads, destroying at least 400 homes and burying people's belongings under mud and debris. Photo: AP
A general view shows the destruction after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
The remains of a collapsed building is seen after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
People recover their belongings after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
A general view shows the destruction after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
Men carry furniture from the rubble after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the Kupini II neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia. Heavy rains caused a hilltop to collapse in a poor neighbourhood of the Bolivian capital, cracking roads, destroying at least 400 homes and burying people's belongings under mud and debris. Photo: AP
A woman cries after a landslide in the Kupini and Valle de las Flores districts in La Paz. Heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, leaving two people dead, dozens injured and destroying hundreds of houses. Photo: Reuters
Published Mar 1, 2011
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Heavy rains caused a hilltop to collapse in a poor neighbourhood of the Bolivian capital, cracking roads, destroying at least 400 homes and burying people's belongings under mud and debris. There were no fatalities but significant damage from the landslide in the barrio of Callapa, La Paz Mayor Luis Revilla said. Residents began evacuating when the hill, saturated after prolonged rains, began sliding and cracks appeared in streets and home. some residents scrambled over the unstable terrain to try to rescue furniture and other possessions from the muck. But continued earth movements brought down more homes, and police cordoned off the area, saying it was too dangerous.
Meanwhile, crews with heavy equipment were trying to keep the earth from backing up a river channel.
