Free Speech Radio News reports: Amid water crisis, Bolivia plans hydroelectric “mega-dams” despite opposition Bolivia has been in the midst of a major water crisis for more than a year now. Residents of the city of La Paz are under strict rationing rules. Glaciers are melting at an alarming pace. What was once the country’s…
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Dam overflows in boliva and swamps Caracoles town
Reuters reports via 9News: Dam overflows in Bolivia and swamps town Hundreds of Bolivians in the small community of Caracoles, 248 km from the capital city of La Paz, were evacuated after heavy floods and mudslides destroyed 85 houses. [to watch video, please use link below] Authorities declared a state of emergency on Saturday and…
Floods kill at least eight in Bolivia
EuroNews reports: Floods kill at least eight in Bolivia Floods caused by torrential rain in Bolivia have killed at least eight people. The national weather service has issued a high-level alert for heavy rain in five areas in the west of the country, including the administrative capital La Paz. [to watch the video, please use…
Bolivia: Doctors Without Borders Ends Chagas Operations, Urges Ministry of Health to Take Over Comprehensive Care in Rural Areas
Relief Web reports from Médecins Sans Frontières: Bolivia: Doctors Without Borders Ends Chagas Operations, Urges Ministry of Health to Take Over Comprehensive Care in Rural Areas NEW YORK, DECEMBER 20, 2016—After 14 years of Chagas diagnoses, treatment and prevention efforts in Bolivia, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ended its Chagas…
Wildlife for sale: Jaguars are the new trafficking victims in Bolivia
Mongabay reports: Bolivia introduced a general and indefinite ban on the wildlife trade two decades ago, but this measure has failed to stop the trafficking of wild animals. Birds, monkeys, turtles and reptiles that are in high demand as pets remain particularly vulnerable to wildlife crime. In recent years, jaguars (Panthera onca) have also become…
Bolivia emergency stands out in a region of drought and after 11 years of a useless gov!
Amy Booth reports for Irin: Bolivia emergency stands out in a region of drought “This should be tremendous, deep. There should be karachi fish and silverside in here,” says Abdon Choque Flores, pointing to a shoulder-high tide mark on the long road bridge that crosses the Desaguadero River in Bolivia’s drought-hit Oruro department. High on…
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