Women are seen in a bus before evacuation in San Lorenzo Community, an area where wildfires have destroyed hectares of forest, near Robore, Bolivia, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado
LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales did an about-face on Sunday and said he was now open to international aid to fight the blazes that have engulfed rural villages and doubled in size since Thursday.
Morales is also suspending his campaign for re-election for at least a week, just two months from election day, to focus on the wildfires.
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