Rescue efforts underway after massive landslide in Bolivia
By AFP
04 May 2019 |
5:33 am
Bolivian rescue teams and residents of a hillside neighbourhood in La Paz attempt to recover what is left of their homes and belongings after a landslide struck, triggered by heavy rain and runoffs.
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