He also says drinking water and ice is finally reaching some of the ravaged coastal areas and other critical supplies are on their way.

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The power cuts have also disrupted water supplies in some areas, with about 500 customers in south Antrim and parts of west Belfast without water.

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The anti-dam alliance also includes kayakers worried about dropping water levels in their favourite rivers, and some people in Durango afraid their water will get dearer.

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It will also supply clean water and sanitation to almost two million people, and direct treatment for some 4, 500 people with the disease.

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It developed the groundbreaking Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, which some credit with reviving Boston's inner city, and also owns Chicago's Water Tower Place and New York's South Street Seaport.

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But some economists fear the increased prices, which also apply to electricity, water, and flour, will fuel inflation, already thought to be running at 20%.

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Bolting cooling facilities onto an OTEC generator, and also using some of the resulting power for desalination on islands like the Bahamas that are short of fresh water, helps tip the economic balance in favour of OTEC.

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Ms Zanaba also claimed that some people are living in the bush without shelter, proper food, drinking water and medical care.

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