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Published online 12 January 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050110-9
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UN assesses tsunami food shortages
Damage to fisheries and fields could affect millions.
Around 2 million people in 12 countries could face food shortages as a result of last month's tsunami, according to an initial assessment by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Many people are unable to buy food because they have lost their income and livelihoods.
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