Bolivia Declares National Emergency for Long-lasting Drought

2010-06-24 10:24:15 Xinhua Web Editor: Jiang Aitao

Bolivian government Wednesday declared a national emergency for the ongoing drought that has caused huge damage to the agriculture and livestock in many regions.

"The Rural Development and Lands Ministry will apply the agriculture-livestock emergencies," Rural Development Minister Nemesia Achacollo told a press conference in Quemado Palace.

Achacollo also called for government departments to take immediate actions to help alleviate the effects of the drought.

As a result of the drought, about 106,000 heads of livestock cannot be commercialized because they are undernourished for lack of food and water.

The Andean Promotion Corporation (CAF) has pledged a credit of 75 million U.S. dollars to Bolivia to help it deal with the disaster.

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