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Extreme cold 'threatening people's health' in Mongolia
25/01/2010
Cold weather that has hit Mongolia this week has resulted in the death of around one million animals in the country and poses a threat to people's health and livelihoods.
This is according to the United Nations, which informed that heavy snow has forced temperatures down to as low as minus forty degrees Celsius in Mongolia this week, the Associated Press reported.
Not only is this putting a strain on the country's infrastructure, but it is serving to worsen poverty after a summer of drought, the organisation added.
Rana Flowers, the UN's resident coordinator in Mongolia, explained: "The poor did not have the resources to stockpile food or fuel for heating and the supplies in the now-inaccessible villages as a whole are stretched."
Of particular concern are pregnant women, malnourished children and those susceptible to pneumonia whose access to healthcare has been cut off due to the weather, Ms Flowers added.
In related news, it was revealed earlier this month that Mongolia received its first supplies of the H1N1 virus vaccine, The World Health Organization informed Voice of America.
Written by John Curtis
Extreme cold 'threatening people's health' in Mongolia
25/01/2010
Cold weather that has hit Mongolia this week has resulted in the death of around one million animals in the country and poses a threat to people's health and livelihoods.
This is according to the United Nations, which informed that heavy snow has forced temperatures down to as low as minus forty degrees Celsius in Mongolia this week, the Associated Press reported.
Not only is this putting a strain on the country's infrastructure, but it is serving to worsen poverty after a summer of drought, the organisation added.
Rana Flowers, the UN's resident coordinator in Mongolia, explained: "The poor did not have the resources to stockpile food or fuel for heating and the supplies in the now-inaccessible villages as a whole are stretched."
Of particular concern are pregnant women, malnourished children and those susceptible to pneumonia whose access to healthcare has been cut off due to the weather, Ms Flowers added.
In related news, it was revealed earlier this month that Mongolia received its first supplies of the H1N1 virus vaccine, The World Health Organization informed Voice of America.
Written by John Curtis
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