As Bolivia wildfires rage, smoke turns day into night | Reuters
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Wildfires in Bolivia worsen air quality, causing health issues. President Arce calls for international aid to combat fires. Deforestation and land clearances blamed for exacerbating fires.
As wildfires rage in Bolivia, bishops warn of lasting damage to …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · (OSV News) — The bishops of Bolivia urged the country’s authorities to act quickly in staving off irreparable harm to people and the environment as raging wildfires continue to devastate millions of acres.
Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires
WEBLA PAZ, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Bolivia declared a national emergency due to raging forest fires the country's defense ministry announced on Saturday. In a press conference, defense minister Edmundo...
Bolivia triggers national emergency for ongoing wildfires
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Bolivia declared a National Emergency on Saturday due to ongoing, near-record-breaking wildfires burning throughout the country, according to the country’s defense ministry.
As Bolivia Wildfires Rage, Smoke Turns Day Into Night - U.S. News ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia/LA PAZ, (Reuters) - In the lowland Bolivian region of Santa Cruz, being gripped by some of its worst wildfires on record, nurse Raúl Gutiérrez said that the acrid sting of...
Bolivia battles record wildfires, with worst likely ahead
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Bolivia is grappling with a record number of fires in the first seven months of the year, satellite data showed on Thursday, as the flames send villagers fleeing, kill wildlife and char the...
Bolivia declares national emergency due to wildfires
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Wildfires are sweeping across rural parts of Bolivia. President Luis Arce has deployed the military to help and is calling for international aid as the fires continue to spread. Protesters say...
Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires
WEBLA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia declared a national emergency due to raging forest fires the country's defense ministry announced on Saturday. In a press conference, defense minister Edmundo Novillo...
Bolivian Air Force and firefighting crews battle forest fires in east ...
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The Bolivian Air Force deployed firefighting airplanes to deploy chemicals in an effort to stop the fires that have affected the Eastern part of the country. The government has decreed a national and health emergency, also …
Massive wildfires devastate protected area of Bolivian forest
WEBAug 21, 2021 · More than 1,000 square miles of Bolivian forests have been destroyed by wildfires, authorities say. So far 280,000 hectares, an area equivalent to just less than twice that of greater London, has been devastated in a …