Bolivia

Bolivia Flooding Destroys Crops
Discovery Earth Alert, March 21, 2000

Recent flooding in the South American nation of Bolivia has left hundreds of people homeless, killed thousands of cattle and destroyed acres of crops, the Civil Defense Office reported Monday. The incessant rains came at the end of a severe drough that hit one-third of the nation earlier this month. Swollen rivers washed out fields of soy bean, cotton, corn and grapes. More than 22,000 families have lost their crops, and the rains have caused severe food and water shortages. The United States Agency for International Development and CARE sent emergency food supplies to 39 farming communities in the Bolivian lowlands.