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SOUTH HANGAY PROVINCE, Mongolia — Mongolia and its 800,000 herders are reeling from the worst winter that anyone can remember.
United Nations relief officials said nearly 8 million cows, yaks, camels, horses, goats and sheep died. The last serious prolonged period of heavy snows and paralyzing cold sent thousands of destitute nomads streaming into the capital, Ulan Bator. The U.N. estimates the disaster may prompt up to 20,000 herders to abandon their nomadic life and flee to the city.
Denver Post wire services
