The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNOCHA, said the flooding across countries bound by the Mekong River system -- Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos -- had led to the loss of over 550 lives."VOA-A255", "2472267"
World Health Organization says people are at great risk of getting diarrhea, cholera and other water borne diseases because of the bad sanitary conditions and contaminated water."VOA-T236", "2572028"
These include discharge of waste, dredging of creeks and rivers, disposal of drilling waste, seismic activities and road construction that has blocked water systems.〔【出典】アムネスティ発表国際ニュース(2009年7月20日) 〕
It says people are at great risk of getting diarrhea, cholera and other water borne diseases because of the bad sanitary conditions and contaminated water."VOA-T236", "2379020"