玻利维亚宣布国家紧急状况为水灾,与气候变化相关联,造成51人死亡,38万户家庭受到影响。
Bolivia declares national emergency as floods, linked to climate change, kill 51 and affect 380,000 families.
玻利维亚宣布,由于11月以来暴雨造成的严重水灾,全国处于紧急状态,导致51人死亡,所有九个省约有380 000个家庭受到影响。
Bolivia declared a national emergency due to severe flooding caused by heavy rains since November, leading to 51 deaths and affecting around 380,000 families across all nine departments.
紧急状态允许政府动员更多的救援人员并加快设备采购。
The state of emergency allows the government to mobilize more rescue personnel and speed up equipment purchases.
据全球水适应联盟称,11月至4月的雨季也与气候变化导致的水脆弱性增加有关。
The rainy season, which runs from November to April, has also been linked to increased water vulnerabilities due to climate change, according to the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation.