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WFP approves US $200,000 in emergency aid

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    The World Food Programme (WFP) has approved the distribution of 400 mt of wheat to 6,785 victims of adverse weather in Mauritania. The emergency aid, worth some US $200,000, will be distributed in February, WFP said on Friday. Mauritania has been hit by drought since last year. Then, in January, unexpected heavy rains and cold killed at least 25 people as well as 80,000 camels, cattle and sheep. Some 5,500 families were affected. The agency plans to provide more emergency aid to stricken populations in the northwest African nation. A WFP team is due to complete on 4 February an evaluation of food needs, the number of people needing help and the expected duration of deliveries in the affected areas.

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