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Nigeria:Heat Wave:2002/06/11

Duration	2002/06/11	More than 60 people have died within the last week from intense heat in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri.The death toll could be higher because many people bury their dead without reporting to medical authorities
Country or District	Nigeria
Name	Heat Wave

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BBC news 2002/06/11
Dead: at least 60 persons

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