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"We estimate upwards of 1 million people currently in need of shelter and life-saving assistance," Richard Horsey, spokesman for the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in Bangkok after a meeting of aid experts.
"There are large swathes of the lower Irrawaddy delta completely under water. We are talking 5,000 sq km under water. It's a vast area," Horsey said.


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