The devastation there gnaws at the conscience of humanity almost as corrosively as it wears away at its victims. Consider the magnitude. Over 150 million Africans are affected by the drought. which is the equivalent of twothirds of the population of the United States. 5 million children died in 1984. and another 5 million faced permanent physical and mental damage. The chance a child will die before the age of 1 is 10 times greater in Africa than here in the United States. Millions of desperate refugees aimlessly wander the subSaharan Desert. in search of mere survival. Moreover. che infrastructure of roads. trucks. tools. and water systemswhich we in America take for grantedhas completely deteriorated in Africa. Mr.
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