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Eight People Died of Snake Bites in Southern
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Xinhua English Newswire
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September 20, 1997
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Eight people died in Hager Mariam district, southern Ethiopia,
after being bitten by poisonous snakes which were supposedly taking
refuge nearby residential houses to escape the unusually scorching
sun.
The Ethiopian News Agency reported today that 18 people,
including
the eight dead, have been bitten since mid-July.
The number of fatalities from snake bites has dramatically
increased this year, the ...
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