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By Monica Machicao and Sergio Limachi COJATA, Bolivia (Reuters) - The exposed cracked floors of parts of Lake Titicaca, South America's largest body of ...
Under a scorching sun, more than three hundred Bolivians on Friday marched to a dusty plain near the Incachaca dam that overlooks the city of La Paz, gathering to pray for rain and an end to a severe drought that has threatened their water supply. The ten reservoirs that supply La Paz - one of the country's largest cities with about 2.2 million inhabitants - only contain 135 days of water combined, Bolivia's state-owned water company EPSAS has warned. "We have come to the summit to cry out for rain," said Susana Laruta, a member of a local evangelical Christian church.
A prolonged drought in Bolivia and one of the hottest winters on record is threatening to leave parts of the South American country short of water, including in the high-altitude city of El Alto, some 4,000 meters above sea level. Climate change is affecting glaciers in the Bolivian Andes that provide fresh water to the surrounding wetlands, springs and dams, with residents of El Alto, perched above La Paz, now only able to access water at certain times of the day. Bertha Apaza, a local resident, said the extreme heat was a clear sign of shifting climates that had now forced the city to rati...
LA PAZ (Reuters) - A prolonged drought in Bolivia and one of the hottest winters on record is threatening to leave parts of the South American country...
LA PAZ (Reuters) - A prolonged drought in Bolivia and one of the hottest winters on record is threatening to leave parts of the South American country...