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Article: Hard times in Sarajevo: cold weather comes early to Bosnia's war-torn capital, bringing more hardship, death.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- October 24, 1994
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia - This month snow fell in the cold mountains surrounding Sarajevo (sara-AY-voh). And so did hopes for peace.
Bosnian Serb soldiers, who have surrounded Sarajevo for more than two years, succeeded last month in cutting off running water, gas, and electricity to the city's suffering people. In order to survive, people now line up with large plastic jugs to get water, then return to their dark, often cold homes. With food running short, and with no heat or electricity, the city's 380,000 people, who have already suffered enough for several lifetimes, face especially hard times.
Country at War
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia ...