3,500 cattle dead 'due to cold and snow' in Cochabamba, Bolivia |

The regional head of management of agricultural risks, Guery Fernández, reported Thursday that an official assessment determined that 3.122 families were affected and 3,500 animals died in four municipalities in the Andean region of Cochabamba for the effects of a fall snow little more than one week ago.

“An assessment was made and has 3.122 affected families and 3,500 dead animals”, said.

According to Fernandez, the case report was drafted by four brigades of technicians who toured the entire Andean region and established that 70 communities in Tapacari, Bolivar and independence and Tacopaya municipalities were affected by the snowfall.

In the same vein, he explained that Tapacarí region was most affected, since he stayed with 1,495 disadvantaged families and 134 flames and 527 dead sheep and even 65.791 specimens of cattle at risk of dying in 28 of their communities.

He said that the municipality of Bolívar was the second region with more damage because 11 of its peoples registered 552 affected families and 758 and 786 flames and dead sheep, respectively, as well as 21.270 animals in danger of perishing by not having to forage.

He argued that Tacopaya municipality was the third area severely affected, since in 11 of their communities, it was recorded to 505 families affected, 1,295 dead sheep and 9.834 at risk of dying from lack of food.

“The municipality of independence was the fourth sector with damages because beyond registered 570 affected families and 28.910 animals at risk, between llamas and sheep, in 20 communities”, he complemented.

The official said that the snowfall left few damages in the agricultural crop in the surveyed areas, since that was reported only 25 hectares of crops of oats and 11 of wheat with damage in the town of independence.

Courtesy of la-razon.com

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