90 Bolivian municipalities declare disaster due to heavy rains


LA PAZ, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The number of municipalities declared in disaster situation due to intense rains in Bolivia increased to 90, Deputy Minister of Civil Defense Juan Carlos Calvimontes said Monday.

"There are no longer 81 municipalities declared in disaster, now there are 90 municipalities declared in disaster and 19 municipalities declared in a municipal emergency," Calvimontes said at a press conference, specifying that the number of affected families also rose to 368,707.

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