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Bolivia: Cold Wave - Jul 2011

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The department of Potosí (south east border with Chile) has been declared a disaster area due to the cold front affecting the country. The snow has reached a height of 1.60 meter in some communities and is affecting about 6,000 people, plus 41,000 cattle's heads. (UN OCHA, 11 Jul 2011)

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