ETIMOR: Food supply threatened after monsoonal storms

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Updated January 29, 2008 21:48:32

East Timor is facing a growing emergency in the wake of monsoonal storms that have ruined crops and damaged buildings and infrastructure. Authorities say three people have died. Their biggest fear now is that communities in the west - left without a proper crop - will soon find themselves with little to eat.

Presenter: Anne Barker
Speakers: Kevin Austin, United Nations Development Program in Dili

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