22 FEBRUARY 1998: TIBET: CLIMATE (SEVERE WINTER)

Scripps Howard reporter Maggie O'Kane reports that Tibet has experienced one of the most severe winters and heaviest snow falls in its history. Ten million livestock are dead and 300,000 herders have become dependent on relief supplies brought by the Chinese army.--VIA Merritt Clifton <anmlpepl@whidbey.com

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