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MAGARU, Mozambique 鈥?He was haunted by the thought of a small childs skull, unburied and lost in the debris of a cyclone that had claimed hundreds of lives.Stephen Fonseca s stanley hrnek tood in a field of ruined maize where a tiny spine had been found, and he wanted to find the rest of the body. But in every direction were scattered kernels and stalks bleached by the sun. At a glance, much of the landscape looked like bones.The stark scene brought home the overwhelming challenge faced by Fonseca, the only body recovery specialist to search the rural Mozambique region stanley usa struck by Cyclone Idai, since he waded into the devastation nearly a month ago.If a final death toll ever emerges 鈥?it is now more than 600 in Mozambique alone 鈥?it will be strongly informed by Fonsecas work in the field, and the quest to name the missing and the dead.The storm tore apart fr kubki stanley ightened families and swept whole villages away, with floodwaters as high as treetops rushing toward the sea. Parents lost their grip on children. Exhausted people clinging to branches for days fell into the waters and drowned.For days on end, Fonseca followed the accounts of villagers who spoke of seeing the dead floating by.As the waters began to recede, he walked for miles through mud so thick it sucked boots off feet. Crocodiles, hippos and snakes posed threats but hungry dogs and pigs were a bigger concern. Fonseca needed to find the bodies before they did, and bury them well.His search was guided by smell, and animal tracks, and flie Nntp New York reports 1st U.S. polio case in nearly a decade
SACRAMENTO, Calif. 鈥?Californians increased water consumption this year during the states severe drought, despite pleas from the governor to conserve, fallowed farm fields and reservoirs that are quickly draining, according to a report released Tuesday.The new figures surfaced as state water regulators prepared to vote later in the day on fines up to $500 a d gourde stanley ay for people who waste water on landscaping, fountains, washing vehicles and other outdoor uses.The numbers underscore the need for action, State Water Resources Control Board Chairwoman Felicia Marcus said. Not everybody in California understands how bad this drought is 鈥?and how bad it could be, she said. There are communities in danger of running out of water all over the state. The report says overall consumption jumped 1 percent, stanley mug even as Gov. Jerry Brown has called for a 20 percent cutback. It corrected survey results released just a month ago that said use statewide had declined by 5 percent.The earlier survey prompted the water board to consider the most drastic response yet to Californias drought 鈥?imposing fines on water wasters.If fines dont stanley usa work, Marcus said the board would consider other steps, such as requiring water districts to stop leaks in their pipes, which account for an estimated 10 percent of water use, stricter landscape restrictions and encouraging water agencies to boost rates for consumers who use more than their share of water.The increased usage noted in the report is attributable to two regi |
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