Bolivia's flooding now a natural disaster

Evo Morales has declared a natural disaster after flooding throughout the country has killed 35 people and affected tens of thousands more. Flooding was heaviest in the states of Beni and Santa Cruz, where Morales has his most outspoken opposition and where Morales is planning to redistribute much of the land as part of his reforms. However, there is a clause in Bolivia's law exempting natural disaster areas from expropriation from the government. You can find an article on this at http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/02/28/bolivia.floods.ap/index.html.