Bolivia laying blame after recent flooding

Updated: 15:44, Saturday, 24 February 2007

The Bolivian President has said developed countries and their failure to combat climate change are responsible for weeks of flooding that have killed nearly 40 people in Bolivia.

1 of 2 Bolivia Nearly 40 die in floods
Bolivia
Nearly 40 die in floods
2 of 2 Evo Morales Accusing wealthy countries
Evo Morales
Accusing wealthy countries

The Bolivian President, Evo Morales, has said developed countries and their failure to combat climate change are responsible for weeks of flooding that have killed nearly 40 people in Bolivia.

He accused wealthy countries of ignoring the Kyoto Protocol which seeks to halt climate change.

A spokesman for the International Red Cross, Georgio Ferrario, said more than 350,000 people had been affected, many of them from poor indigenous communities.

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