The World health Organization (WHO) continues to be deeply concerned by the health situation of people living in the flood affected areas in the Horn of Africa.

世界卫生组织(世卫组织)继续对生活在非洲之角受洪水影响地区的人民的卫生状况感到严重关切。

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Nearly every civilization living in southern Mesopotamia has told some form of the flood myth.

南美索不达米亚地区的每种文明中，都有某种形式的大洪水的神话故事。

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People living in mountainous regions and near fertile flood plains close to rivers are usually hurt by the annual rains.

生活在山区以及河流附近土地肥沃的平原上的居民每年都会遇到雨季带来的灾难。

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Those not harmed, but living in the flood-ravaged area, still face plenty of challenges such as no electricity, a disrupted water supply, damaged roads and faulty communication.

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It said around half the 140, 000 people living in the camps are in flood-prone rice fields and low-lying coastal areas.

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The cleanest approach would be to get rid of federal flood insurance entirely and let the private market price the risks of living below sea level or in flood-prone areas.

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