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When my team arrived on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, two weeks after the tsunami, dry land was scarce. Although the largest settlement camps had formed around mosques and schools in dry areas, the camp to which my team was assigned was wet. Trenches that had been hastily dug between the tents were full of stagnant water and garbage — potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes. There were no latrines, only a defecation field, and the trenches were being used for human waste.

More than 40 tents, separated by less than a few feet, housed at least 15 families each. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Cranmer is a physician in the Division of International Health and Humanitarian Programs. Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

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