Fatal Floods Drench Bolivia
The number of victims of the intense precipitations and floods that batter the western region of Bolivia has increased to 343,000, Civil Defense sources reported.

Beni in the northeast is the more affected department with more than 80,000 people hit by the climatological phenomenon El Nino, according to the general Gonzalo Lora.

The number of fatal victims was 35 in the whole country and the constant landslides in the roads make unloading food in the affected areas difficult.

Defense Minister Walter San Miguel said the government prioritized efforts to attend more affected areas, with the commitment of sending 130 tons of provisions.

The Cattlemen Federation reported that at least 11,000 cattle have drowned and around a million more are headed for the same fate.

Naval servicemen work in boats to give assistance to those who live around the rivers, media reports.

Bolivian President Evo Morales went yesterday to areas of the Cochabamba central department, where 1,200 families that lost their houses and crops from the floods.