By El Diario: Unpromising forecasts The torrential rains recorded in recent days have caused disasters in seven departments, leaving around 200 families affected by river overflows and resulting in the deaths of five people, including a young girl in the city of La Paz and four adults in Cochabamba, according to the Deputy Minister of…
Tag: Oruro
There are still 14 roadblocks | Persisten 14 bloqueos
By Unitel, Eju.tv: There are still 14 roadblocks in Bolivia; Cochabamba remains isolated, and there are protests in Santa Cruz and Oruro. This Saturday marks six days of roadblocks led by ‘Evo supporters’ across the country. Early this morning, an attempt was made to set up a second blockade in Oruro, but the police intervened…
Hailstorm in Oruro, Tornado in Potosi | Granizada en Oruro, tornado en Potosí
Brujula Digital: A hailstorm causes damage in Oruro; in Potosí, a “tornado” puts residents on alert The hailstorm affected the roofs of two schools in Oruro, while the “tornado” hit Karachipampa, Potosí. Photo BTV and Social networks On Monday afternoon, a severe hailstorm in the city of Oruro caused the collapse of roofing structures in…
Let our forests not burn again | Que nuestros bosques no vuelvan a arder
Editorial, El Deber: Between the months of June and October, climatic conditions associated with winds and drought, combined with human activities, trigger forest fires that affect Bolivia almost every year, resulting in severe and immeasurable damage to the environment and its rich biodiversity. A recent report from the Ministry of Environment and Water warns of…
To reap what has been sown: blocking roads and protests against masismo | A cosechar lo sembrado: bloqueo caminos y protestas contra el masismo
By Carla Mercado, Yerko Guevara, UNITEL, Eju.tv: Transport Confirms Roadblocks and Marches This Monday, Warns of Indefinite Protests The main demands of the sector are a solution to the regular supply of fuel and the shortage of dollars. In recent days, the union sector and importers expressed their support for the protest [Photo: Yerko Guevara…
Indigenous threatened by violent invading miners | Indígenas amenazados por violentos mineros invasores
Indigenous Bolivians flee homes as backlash to mining protest turns explosive by Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: Environmental activists in Bolivia say they’ve become the targets of discrimination, death threats and even bombings after speaking out against harmful mining operations in the department of Oruro. The activists, most of them women, have faced escalating violence this year because…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 