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1.5m Burmese in danger - Oxfam
1.5m Burmese in danger - Oxfam
Last Modified: 11 May 2008
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PA News
The lives of up to 1.5 million Burmese cyclone victims are in danger from diseases if clean water and sanitation are not provided soon, Oxfam warned.
The charity's regional chief, Sarah Ireland, said "there are all the factors" for a public health catastrophe.
The death toll from the May 3 cyclone is likely to be 100,000, she said, and that number could eventually multiply by 15 times.
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