Sudan's Dafur Region Threatened by Drought
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › November 24, 2004
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan's Darfur region, already engulfed in a conflict that has forced 1.8 million people to flee their homes, faces a new threat - a drought that has all but wiped out this year's harvest, the top U.S. aid official says.
Andrew Natsios, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said farmers who stayed on their land during the 21- month conflict are now beginning their major harvest, but they're expected to reap just 10 percent to 15 percent of the normal yield.See the full content of this document
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Sudan's Dafur Region Threatened by Drought
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