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Subject: Australia aids Burma over impact of recent floods


		AUSTRALIA AIDS BURMA OVER IMPACT OF RECENT FLOODS
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          The Australian Government has announced 50-thousand
          dollars in emergency flood relief for Burma.

          The aid agency AusAid says heavier than usual monsoon
          rains have caused the loss of up to 100 lives, and extensive
          damage to houses, livestock and agricultural equipment.

          AusAid says although the flood waters are now receding,
          serious health problems remain.

          The aid money will go to buy medicine, rice, clothing,
          blankets, mosquito nets and cooking utensils.

	[ABC News, 26 August 1997]

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