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MSF blog: Responding to Cyclone Aila: Muddy business
22 Jul 2009 11:10:00 GMT
 Source: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - International
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Rivkah van Barneveld coordinated MSF's emergency intervention in the Indian state of West Bengal following Cyclone Aila. MSF carried out assessment visits to the affected villages and distributed non-food items to 15,000 people. Follow the blog on the UK website.

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