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| Bolivia declares flood emergency | Bolivia declares flood emergency |
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| Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared a national disaster as his government tries to cope with the aftermath of widespread flooding. | Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared a national disaster as his government tries to cope with the aftermath of widespread flooding. |
| Floods caused by rain have left more than 60 dead in the eastern lowlands. | Floods caused by rain have left more than 60 dead in the eastern lowlands. |
| Mr Morales on Monday toured the worst-hit province, Beni, where thousands of people have had to leave their homes amid rising floodwaters. | Mr Morales on Monday toured the worst-hit province, Beni, where thousands of people have had to leave their homes amid rising floodwaters. |
| It is the second year in a row that Bolivia has seen such floods, which officials blame on climate change. | It is the second year in a row that Bolivia has seen such floods, which officials blame on climate change. |
| The floods have left more than 40,000 people homeless, officials say. | The floods have left more than 40,000 people homeless, officials say. |
| Rivers have broken their banks and floodwaters are threatening to breach a raised road surrounding the provincial capital of Trinidad, home to some 90,000 people. | Rivers have broken their banks and floodwaters are threatening to breach a raised road surrounding the provincial capital of Trinidad, home to some 90,000 people. |
| The government has been distributing food and tents in Trinidad, while rescue teams backed by helicopters from Brazil have been stepping up operations, a presidential spokesman said. | The government has been distributing food and tents in Trinidad, while rescue teams backed by helicopters from Brazil have been stepping up operations, a presidential spokesman said. |
| Mr Morales' declaration authorises the government to release funds to help tackle the crisis. | Mr Morales' declaration authorises the government to release funds to help tackle the crisis. |
| The president had been under pressure to act from opposition governors in the eastern states, who had accused him of reacting too slowly, the Associated Press news agency reported. | The president had been under pressure to act from opposition governors in the eastern states, who had accused him of reacting too slowly, the Associated Press news agency reported. |
| Since November, several parts of Bolivia have suffered floods. | Since November, several parts of Bolivia have suffered floods. |
| The United Nations says the flooding is expected to get worse as more rain is forecast. | The United Nations says the flooding is expected to get worse as more rain is forecast. |
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