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UN Emergency Coordinator Jan Egeland addresses the media during a visit to the disaster scene, 13 October 2005, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Egeland spoke of a deadline, in the grimmest sense, with 3.3 million people still homeless, 800,000 without any shelter Edward Parsons/IRIN
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    Meanwhile, the continued closure of Guinea Bissau’s airport to commercial traffic prevented many aid workers from entering the country due to the limited number of seats available on the twice-weekly United Nations flights, according to OCHA. Carriers reportedly experienced difficulties, including technical problems.

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