Alert as torrential rains kill dozens in Bolivia

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Hundreds of towns and villages in Bolivia have been put under alert as torrential rains continue to wreak havoc in the South American country.
Officials say 33 people have died since November due to the rains, which have triggered landslides and caused rivers to burst their banks.
The death toll is eight times higher than in the same period last year.
Officials are carefully monitoring a number of dams which they fear could overflow.
Deputy Minister for Civil Defence, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, said out of Bolivia’s 340 municipalities, 10 had been put on the highest alert, and another 279 were on orange alert – the second highest.

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