Floods cause strife in Bolivian Amazon
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According to an NTDTV report, recent floods have stranded some 40,000 families in the Amazon region of Bolivia.
The Bolivian Amazon is home to many indigenous tribes and poor farmers. The floods have damaged or in some cases wiped out crop yields and killed tens of thousands of cattle. After months with no aid, the UN’s World Food Program and the Bolivian Army are finally getting through with much needed help.
The rainy season has been particularly intense and resulted in flooding in this area of Bolivia almost every year since 2005. Many environmentalists blame deforestation for the devastation.
–NTDTV
For more on the floods in Bolivia, watch this video report from Reuters:
‘Bolivian floods threaten residents’
by Graham Land
Graham Land grew up in Washington, D.C., where he was part of the local hardcore punk scene. Through this unique musical movement he became involved in grass roots anti-racist activism, animal rights and Ecology. Since 2000 Graham has lived in Europe, earning an MA in history from Malmö University in Sweden and working as a musician, English teacher, sports therapist, customer service agent and writer. Graham has a podcast with author Saci Lloyd and is currently pretending to work on his first novel.
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