Bolivia declares state of emergency over El Nino
The decree calls for the deployment of more rescue teams in hard-hit areas as the country grapples with both flooding and drought.
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday to allocate resources for addressing the effects of El Nino, a global weather phenomenon causing both drought and flooding. The decree targets six of Bolivia's nine departments, where drought has displaced over 78,000 families and resulted in the loss of more than 75,000 cattle, as reported by the government.
Paz addressed the nation, emphasizing that this El Nino phenomenon will have severe impacts, necessitating cooperation from all institutions. El Nino, which warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, alters global wind patterns, pressure, and rainfall, leading to a range of extreme weather events around the world.
The United Nations has warned that the current El Nino could be unprecedented, posing significant challenges to Latin America, eastern and southern Africa, Asia, and the Pacific region. In neighboring Peru, increased temperatures and wildfires have claimed at least 12 lives, while Chile endured its rainiest October on record in Santiago, the capital city.
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