LA PAZ (Reuters) – The Bolivian department of Santa Cruz has declared a state of emergency due to extreme weather including wildfires through to the end of this year, the departmental government said in a decree published on Thursday.
The latest wildfires in eastern Bolivia are preventing fuel supplies from reaching certain areas by train, local reports said. This has exacerbated ongoing diesel shortages that began earlier this week in the South American country and made it harder for firefighters to reach affected areas.
(Reporting by Monica Machicao, Sergio Limachi and Lucinda Elliott; Writing by Sarah Morland.)
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