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Uganda: Health fears follow deadly mudslides

10 Mar 2010, IRIN

'A total population of about 500,000 is at risk of landslides and floods. We plan to resettle this population from these very high-risk locations both in the east and west of the country, once emergency operations for the current situation end' said Musa Ecweru, Junior Minister for Disaster Preparedness...


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