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Portuguese city launches food drive for Fogo

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    The central Portuguese city of Leiria yesterday launched a food collection campaign to help the drought-stricken population of Sao Filipe on Cape Verde’s Fogo island, Lusa reported.
    According to the mayor of Leiria, the campaign aims to collect 70 mt of rice, 35,000 litres of beans and 21,000 litres of cooking oil, as well as other staples, for the 1,000 families in Sao Filipe. There has been little or no rain on the island for four years, Lusa said.

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