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Afghanistan-Pak-India
Muzaffarabad facing epidemic outbreak
2005-10-12
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned on Tuesday there was a risk of an epidemic of water-borne disease in Muzaffarabad, the quake-devastated capital of Azad Kashmir. The Paris-based aid group’s chief in Islamabad, Isabelle Simpson, said water supplies could become contaminated because of quake damage, “which is why we worry that that could lead then to outbreaks of other water-borne diseases”. “Especially as very few people have shelter up there, they’re crowding into homes and camp-type situations, so there’s a lot of potential for health risks,” she said.

Aid has begun to trickle into Muzaffarabad after the only roads linking it with the outside world were opened late Monday but the city where at least 11,000 are confirmed dead is still in chaos. MSF workers who reached the city were still assessing the situation but “Muzaffarabad itself they consider to be much more destroyed than anticipated,” Simpson said. “It’s early days yet but we have to be very aware that they need at least clean water for drinking purposes,” she added.
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Posted by: Red Dog   2005-10-12 19:55  

#11  the short van... a yugo
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-12 19:51  

#10  Not even the short bus, it's the Van.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-12 19:40  

#9  Ah, the monthly short-bus visit...
Posted by: Pappy   2005-10-12 19:17  

#8  oh I forgot

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Posted by: Angugum Unumble6535   2005-10-12 17:32  

#7  hehe

Mock others, be mocked yourself

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WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP

That's how they talk in the US isn't it...
Posted by: Angugum Unumble6535   2005-10-12 17:31  

#6  We were warned of water-borne epidemic after tsunami...didn't happen.

We were warned of water-borne epidemic after Katrina/Rita...didn't happen.

Anyone see a pattern here?
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-10-12 16:53  

#5  What Shipman and Abby ment!! ;)

btw norm, FOAD.

Posted by: Red Dog   2005-10-12 16:19  

#4  Thank god the USA has billions of dollars, so it is ready for events like New Orleans...

You got it norm, 250 billion dollars is chicken feed - 2% of 1 yrs US gnp spread over 6 years. Nothing. Hell, we can also aford to liberate several more koran captive countries before 2010.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-12 14:07  

#3  
Thank god the USA has billions of dollars, so it is ready for events like New Orleans...

It's easy to UN bash and US bash isn't it

Nice one George

There is only one way to solve problems, we will learn one day...


Thanks norm for adding to the billions of pretentiously crytic comments.


Posted by: Abby Normal   2005-10-12 12:26  

#2  Thank god the USA has billions of dollars, so it is ready for events like New Orleans...

It's easy to UN bash and US bash isn't it

Nice one George

There is only one way to solve problems, we will learn one day...
Posted by: norm   2005-10-12 03:27  

#1  Muzaffarabad facing epidemic outbreak

Thank God we've invested billions of dollars into the UN, just for events like this.
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-10-12 00:34  

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