The Bolivian city of Cochabamba is facing serious problems of uncollected filthy garbage as a waste disposal conflict enters its second week.
Some residents try to carry on with their lives despite the stench, while others like mothers at a local school have blocked nearby streets, urging authorities to act swiftly due to health risks.
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00:00The Bolivian city of Cochabamba is facing serious problems of uncollected, filthy garbage as a waste disposal conflict enters its second week.
00:12Some residents try to carry on with their lives despite the stench, while others, like mothers at a local school, have blocked nearby streets, urging authorities to act swiftly due to health risks.
00:23The garbage woes started following the closure of the municipal's Karakara landfill recently, after years of protests by residents living close to the landfill.
00:53The Cochabamba Municipal Government, Cochabamba Municipal Government,
01:23tried setting up an emergency dump site in neighboring Kolkapirhua town, but the residents there also blocked it, leaving Cochabamba without options.
01:32No solamente ha habido bloqueo político, digamos, también ha habido bloqueo judicial.
01:38En este caso, una disposición del Tribunal Agroambiental ha hecho que no se puede ingresar más basura al relleno sanitario.
01:46Cuando los informes técnicos indican que por lo menos 10 meses más tiene que ingresar basura para hacer el cierre técnico de la forma correcta de la celda número 2.
01:56Porque si no se da, aquello podría generarse una tragedia medioambiental sin precedentes en el país.
02:02Cochabamba, with a population of about 600,000, produces between 600 and 800 tons of garbage daily, exacerbating the waste crisis.
02:12Health authorities said diarrhea cases have soared by 7 percent in the last week of March, and hepatitis A cases also rose by 55 percent.
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