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Caribbean & Central America - January 2005
GUYANA: Political fallout follows floods
At least five people have died and thousands have been made homeless following days of torrential rain that caused the most severe floods to hit Guyana in over 100 years. The government's handling of the crisis has
triggered a vicious political spat with the opposition who accuse the administration of President Bharrat Jagdeo of refusing aid for the flood victims; a charge the government vigorously denies. The government has even suspended the licence of a private television station for one month complaining of persistent "inflammatory" statements against the administration during its coverage of the flooding.
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