Floods Leave Dozens Dead in Bolivia

SHOTLIST : RURRENABAQUE, BOLIVIA, FEB 5-6, 2014, SOURCE: AFPTV -VAR of the city -VAR of Rurrenabaque mayor supervising work on a drinking water pipe -VAR of a promenade near the flooded Beni river -VAR of family living in a makeshift shelter -VAR of residents throwing sand bags to prevent the river from reaching their houses SOUNDBITE 1 Yerko Nunez (man), Rurrenabaque mayor (Spanish, 15 sec) : "There hasn't been drinking water for seven days. That's why we're here, in order to fix the pipe. The families are desperate. 3,000 people live in shelters, and more than 15,000 people in the city are very worried because they don't have water." SOUNDBITE 2 Yerko Nunez (man), Rurrenabaque mayor (Spanish, 18 sec) : "The priorities are food and medicine. We have to find mattresses and a place where the flood victims can sleep. We received government aid but it's very little compared to the number of people we have." SOUNDBITE 3 Rocio (woman), flood victim (Spanish, 16 sec) : "We're scared to live on the edge of the river, because we're risking our lives and our family's lives. We're scared because our house can be washed away. And after we'll have to live entire days like this, outside." /// ---------------------------- AFP TEXT STORY (dated...

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