Aid workers say cholera and other diseases are killing dozens of people every day.

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Villagers in the area have fled in fear of revenge attacks, aid workers say.

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The spring rains might help, but aid workers say it could take a generation to rebuild the livelihood that have been wiped out here.

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Nway's resilience is shared by many in Myanmar, aid workers say.

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Aid workers say the help is already overdue.

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But that is an ambitious target: it is only 13 months after the hurricane, and aid workers say that permanent rehousing for those made homeless by similar disasters normally takes 18 months.

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The Afghan government wants more aid but even if it were forthcoming, say experienced aid workers, it might not necessarily be absorbed.

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The budgetary reductions will have an impact on individuals, say aid workers, since the cuts will be applied to programmes already stretched thin.

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Aid workers on the ground say the situation is rapidly deteriorating.

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