The facts
President Rodrigo Paz announced on 31 October that he had signed a decree declaring a national emergency for El Nino-related impacts. [3]
EFE reported government figures of 78,217 affected families in seven departments. Al Jazeera reported about 78,000 families in six departments and more than 75,000 cattle lost. These are separately attributed estimates, not a reconciled count. [1][2]
The president said the measure would coordinate emergency resources and international cooperation in response to droughts and related hazards. [3]
Still unconfirmed
- The accessible full text of the decree was not retrieved. EFE and Al Jazeera report different department counts, and no reconciled count of affected families or livestock was established.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 1 Nov 2026, 06:48 UTC.
The declaration is confirmed by the president's announcement carried by Bolivia TV and two independently published reports. The reports disagree on the number of departments affected; the article reports both attributions without selecting one.
- Bolivia declares national emergency over El Nino phenomenon
EFE · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026
Actual report read; it describes the decree and quotes government figures. EFE's affected-family count covers seven departments.
- Bolivia declares state of emergency over El Nino weather pattern
Al Jazeera · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026
Actual independent report read. It gives a different count of affected departments and a cattle-loss figure; differences are attributed rather than combined.
- President Rodrigo Paz announces national emergency decree for El Nino impacts
Bolivia TV · Primary source · 31 Oct 2026
Actual state-broadcaster page read. It carries the president's announcement that he signed a national decree and described resource coordination; the full decree text was not retrieved.