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In pictures: Indigenous Bolivians demand action over fires 30 September 2019About 200 Bolivians, most of them members of an indigenous group from the ChiquitanÃa region, are taking part in a protest march to demand more action be taken to stop fires that have ravaged their area. They are urging President Evo Morales to declare a national emergency, after blazes destroyed large areas of forest as well as ranch land and farms, leaving many people destitute.President Evo Morales has welcomed international aid but has stopped short of declaring a national emergency.Earlier this month, a Russian military plane capable of dropping large amounts of water on the fires, arrived in Bolivia and firefighters from Argentina have also been helping with the firefighting efforts. ...Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49878647
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