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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Hunger, disease stalk children hit by South Asia floods

Very sad...

BOCHAHA, India (Reuters) - Millions of malnourished Indian children are vulnerable to disease after South Asia's worst floods in years, officials and aid groups said on Wednesday, calling for urgent assistance.Hundreds of UNICEF workers rushed to immunize and supply rehydration fluid sachets to children in the impoverished eastern state of Bihar, where millions are stranded on embankments or living in primitive shelters on highways.They are exposed to sweltering temperatures, sudden downpours and filthy conditions, making them sitting ducks for infections. Hundreds of children have already caught diarrhea, reports say. READ
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https://secure.unicef.ca/portal/SmartDefault.aspx?at=1209

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/cat_fund.html?amount=&image.x=102&image.y=20

http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=009755&tid=032

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/41_2663.htm

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