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SUDAN-UNREST-PEACE-OIL-ENVIRONMENT
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BOGONKO BOSIRE
A Sudanese man dries on February 13, 2008 fish caught in the south Sudan wetlands where contamination from nearby oil refineries is now spreading disease and rendering water resources unusable for agriculture or domestic purposes int Rier in South Sudan's Unity State. The waters are contaminated with chemicals from the White Nile Petroleum Operating Company (WNPOC), a consortium led by Malaysia's Petronas. The chemicals from the the oil giant also threaten the Sudd wetlands, the world's largest maze of swamps, lagoons and tributaries, a fact that has caused local viillagers to decry to South Sudan authorities, the oil mining in the area blaming it for spreading disease and ravaging the environment. AFP PHOTO/BOGONKO BOSIRE
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RIER, SUDAN |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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BOGONKO BOSIRE |
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13 Februarie 2008 |
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