The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Pazdecreed a state of emergency in Bolivia to face the intense droughts and floods associated with the “superboy”he climate phenomenon which this year is wreaking havoc in various parts of the planet.
The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Pazdecreed a state of emergency in Bolivia to face the intense droughts and floods associated with the “superboy”he climate phenomenon which this year is wreaking havoc in various parts of the planet.
“We have done enormous work to preserve the environment and ensure that the effect for this year of the superchild is as minimal as possible,” he detailed in a message to the nation.
In Bolivia, the El Niño Phenomenon caused serious economic losses in Tarija. (Photo: elpaisonline.com)
The president stated that The Child “he will have very hard blows” in Bolivia, with “drought and floods”so the cooperation of “all institutions” will be necessary, such as mayors, governorates, Armed Forces and the Police, to face this situation.
“There are 63 communities that are already suffering and have declared themselves in drought,” while others “are preparing for possible floods,” although he did not detail which regions or populations could be most affected.
“We are going to do our best to ensure that this drought that is already hitting several regions of the country and the subsequent floods have the least possible impact,” he stressed.
Bolivia endures intense rains, storms and droughts in various regions due to the El Niño Phenomenon. (Photo: Final Version of Venezuela)
This week, the Vice Ministry of Civil Defense warned that at least 78,217 families were affected by the drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, which belong to seven of the nine regions of the country. Likewise, it indicated that the most affected departments are La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Tarija and Santa Cruz.
Besides, Peace stated that the drought that affects some areas, others may be added that may possibly be affected by floods due to the beginning of the rainy season, which usually covers the months of November to March.
The climatic phenomenon of The Child It consists of a warming of sea temperature above normal in the equatorial Pacific and the weakening of the trade winds, which manifests itself with alterations in the atmosphere that cause droughts or heavy rains followed by floods.
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