Bolivian city issues health alert as rubbish drowns streets

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Bolivian city issues health alert as rubbish drowns streets

Officials in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba have issued a health alert after its streets became a dumping ground for piles of rubbish. It was residents who began dumping the rubbish in protest against a local landfill. But they now demand the council clean up the rotting trash on the streets. Kristina Simich reports.

April 5, 2025