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| | IRIN-WA Update 566 [19991007] |
 | | Fears that the southern regions of Quinara and Tombali may be hit by famine are unfounded, even though rice stocks there are low, according to a team which visited the area from 15 to 17 September, OCHA reports. |
 | | However, a high incidence of malnutrition was discovered in Catio in the Tombali region by the team, which included representatives of FAO, UNDP, WFP, OCHA and the Ministry of Agriculture. |
 | | Seven mine accidents were recorded in the capital, Bissau, in April and May 1999 and, in mid-September, a UN team spotted an anti-personnel mine on the road near Fulacunda (Quinara Region) and notified the appropriate authorities, OCHA reported. |
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