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Flood relief starts arriving

    JOHANNESBURG
    International aid has started arriving in Botswana, after severe flooding in recent weeks left up to 90,000 people homeless, Botswana media reports said on Tuesday. Director of the National Disaster Management Office Dineo Mogwe was quoted by media reports as saying that the European Union had pledged 650 tents, 5,000 blankets and first aid kits. Botswana's President Festus Mogae said that damage to roads and bridges "was enormous" and has appealed for international aid.

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