Bolivians fear melting glacier

Jun. 8 - The Chacatalya glacier above Bolivia's capital, La Paz, is now set to disappear within one year causing food, water and electricty shortages.

The Chacatalya glacier provides water to millions of residents in the cities of La Paz and El Alto, in Bolivia. But the glacier is melting at a rate that's alarming scientists and local people, not least because it's leading to the water supply drying up.

Basmah Fahim reports.
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