Kiribati Drought Reaches Critical Levels: UNICEF

Kiribati Drought Reaches Critical Levels: UNICEF
Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, is seen in an aerial view on Oct. 2, 2013. AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is warning that children in Kiribati are at risk of bacterial contamination as drought in the Pacific nation worsens.

Rice Chudeau, head of UNICEF Kiribati, told Radio New Zealand (RNZ) that current rainfall levels were at historic lows.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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