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SABC  | May 13, 2008

A cargo boat carrying the first Red Cross aid to survivors of Cyclone Nargis sank today, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) said, dealing a blow to an already stumbling relief effort. The boat carrying relief supplies for more than 1,000 people was believed to have hit a submerged ...
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