Bolivia declares state of emergency over El Nino
The decree lets authorities free money and deploy rescue teams as drought affects 78,217 families and cattle losses top 75,000, officials said.
- On Saturday, Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a nationwide state of emergency to mobilize resources against El Niño, authorizing rapid deployment of rescue teams to areas devastated by drought and flooding.
- Persistent drought is affecting 78,000 families across six of Bolivia's nine departments and has killed more than 75,000 head of cattle, prompting Paz to emphasize that the nation needs "the cooperation of all institutions."
- Neighbouring Chile's capital, Santiago, recorded its rainiest October ever, while wildfires in Peru claimed at least 12 lives last month as warming in the Pacific Ocean disrupts regional weather patterns.
- Warning of "unprecedented" strength, The United Nations stated this week that El Niño could bring havoc to Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, with scientists predicting more than 450,000 deaths globally.
- The World Meteorological Organization reported a nearly 100 percent likelihood that El Niño will continue through February 2027, with the phenomenon expected to peak at the end of 2026 before impacts extend into 2027.
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Bolivia, a landlocked country in central South America, has declared a state of emergency to respond to the El Niño phenomenon. According to AFP and Xinhua News Agency on the 1st, Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz signed a decree declaring a state of emergency to address El Niño on the 31st, the day before. In his speech, President Paz
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday to combat the droughts and floods caused by "Super Niño". The measure makes it possible to deploy more economic resources and emergency services to the critical areas.
In Bolivia, President Paz has declared an emergency because of droughts and the threat of flooding in connection with the climate phenomenon El Niño.
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = Bolivia has declared a state of emergency to respond to the El Niño phenomenon.
Bolivia declares a state of emergency to deal with El Nino
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Saturday declared a state of emergency to free up resources for dealing with the impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon, which is wreaking havoc around the world.The decree also calls for deploying more rescue teams in hard-hit areas as Bolivia grapples with flood
El Niño “will have very hard blows” in Bolivia, with “drought and floods”, so the cooperation of “all institutions will be necessary.
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