MONGOLIA: HARSHEST WINTER ON RECORD IN 30 YEARS KILLS NEARLY 1.5 MILLION LIVESTOCK AND UN WARN SITUATION COULD GET WORSE
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MONGOLIA: HARSHEST WINTER ON RECORD IN 30 YEARS KILLS NEARLY 1.5 MILLION LIVESTOCK AND UN WARN SITUATION COULD GET WORSE
- Title: MONGOLIA: HARSHEST WINTER ON RECORD IN 30 YEARS KILLS NEARLY 1.5 MILLION LIVESTOCK AND UN WARN SITUATION COULD GET WORSE
- Date: 3rd March 2000
- Summary: KHARKHORIN COUNTY, MONGOLIA (MARCH 3, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. GV: SNOWY LANDSCAPE 0.08 2. SLV: SHEEP GRAZING ON SNOW COVERED GROUND 0.15 3. SLV: HERDSMAN ON HORSE ROUNDING UP SHEEP IN SNOW 0.25 4. SV: GROUP OF DEAD SHEEP LYING ON SNOWY GROUND 0.30 5. SLV: IMMOBILE AND DEAD SHEEP LYING ON SNOW 0.35 6. LV: CAR CROSSING DESOLATE SNOWY LANDSCAPE 0.43 7. SLV: DEAD CATTLE AND SHEEP LYING BESIDE A SHED 0.50 OELZIIT COUNTY, CENTRAL MONGOLIA (MARCH 5, 2000) (REUTERS) 8. MV: LINDA DEMERS, UNITED NATIONS OFFICIAL AND ANOTHER UN OFFICIAL LOOKING AT A MAP BY THE ROAD 0.58 9. SV: SOUNDBITE (English) LINDA DEMERS, UNITED NATIONS OFFICIAL, SAYING: "We are extremely concerned about the situation, it's very alarming. It's very alarming, because the more we look at it, the more we see the implications; there's so serious implications on the life of the people, on the economy of the provinces affected, and in the end on the economy of the whole country. This is affecting the true and only livelihood of the Mongolian people. This is more than just a lifestyle, this is their economy, this is their food, their cash, their transport. It's affecting everything." 1.35 TOGROG COUNTY, OEVORKHANGAI PROVINCE, CENTRAL MONGOLIA (MARCH 4, 2000) (REUTERS) 10. GV: LANDSCAPE WITH VILLAGE IN THE BACKGROUND 1.42 11. SLV: PEOPLE AT THE COUNTER OF A SHOP 1.49 12. MV: SHELVES STACKED WITH GOODS IN THE TOGROG SHOP 1.55 13. MV: GROUP OF PEOPLE IN SHOP 2.00 14. SV: DAIRY PRODUCTS ON SHELF 2.07 15. SLV: WOMAN WITH SHEEP IN FRONT OF A TENT 2.13 16. SV: OLD WOMAN INSIDE A TENT 2.21 17. SV: SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) BUJMAA, 64-YEAR YEAR OLD HERDER, SAYING: "I am not very optimistic and happy. I am worried, and now that the livestock has died, life is going to be very difficult." 2.32 18. LV: HERDER LEADING FLOCK OF SHEEP ALONG TRACK IN THE SNOW 2.39 OELZIIT COUNTY, CENTRAL MONGOLIA (MARCH 5, 2000) (REUTERS) 19. SV: SOUNDBITE (English) LINDA DEMERS, UNITED NATIONS OFFICIAL, SAYING: "Our needs assessment mission is recommending that there is urgent action, immediate action in feeding the animals that are still strong enough to survive; if we help them. If we don't help them, they will all die. So this is the urgent action required right now, immediately. Then, in the next few months, we will have to take care of the human needs in terms of food and medical supply and logistics and fuel." 3.15 TOGROG COUNTY, OEVORKHANGAI PROVINCE, CENTRAL MONGOLIA (MARCH 4, 2000) (REUTERS) 20. MV: GROUP OF VILLAGERS AND UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL 3.22 21. SV: CHILD RECEIVING A SWEET 3.28 22. MV: SHEEP STANDING BY A FEEDING TROUGH 3.30 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: KHARKHORIN AND OELZIIT COUNTIES, MONGOLIA
- Country: Mongolia
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