AFP, LA PAZ: Heavy rains unleashed a "mega-mudslide" in Bolivia's capital that destroyed 400 homes, authorities said.
Thanks to a swift evacuation, authorities said there were no immediate reports of casualties on Sunday.
But the destruction in the usually dry capital was staggering with some neighborhoods virtually wiped away. House after house -- many made of adobe and some of brick -- simply collapsed.
"We are talking about some 400 homes that are no longer there," said Edwin Herrera, a spokesman with the capital's mayor's office.
"It is one of the worst disasters this city has seen in terms of the number of houses affected. It is a mega-mudslide, a massive disaster," he added.
Heavier than normal rains blamed on the La Nina weather phenomenon have left at least 20 people dead and 14,000 families homeless in Bolivia since January.
