The displacement of people and the overcrowding that often results from flooding, provide optimal conditions for outbreaks of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness. Photo: Supplied
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The province’s roads and other infrastructure have been damaged as well. Inevitably, this has exposed thousands of people to major health risks.
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