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Al Jazeera English - News - Severe Drought Grips West Timor

Al Jazeera English - News - Severe Drought Grips West Timor: "In the eastern Indonesian province of West Timor, a severe drought is causing a humanitarian crisis.
Because of the lack of rain, crops have failed and more than 20,000 children are facing acute malnutrition while hundreds of thousands of people are affected by the drought.
International aid organisations are appealing for help."

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