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4 Dec: Sunday Mercury (UK). Excerpts: A Midland grandmother's holiday has
turned into a bird flu hell - with crows falling dead from the sky. Mai
Barnes loves Goa. She is a regular visitor to the paradise Indian resort,
now so popular with Midland holidaymakers. But Mrs Barnes is worried -
because dead birds keep falling from the sky. The scenic views in the
idyllic area of India have been blighted by the sickening sight of dozens of
bird carcasses lying on the ground ... Retired civil servant Mrs Barnes
spends six months a year in the region but has never seen such frightening
sights ... Mrs Barnes fears that the authorities are trying to cover up the
unexplained bird deaths. "Tourism is the lifeblood of this area, and it's
understandable that they want to protect a major source of income," she
said. "But it's very worrying that British tourists are being unknowingly
exposed to the threat." 850 words. Full text at:
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/sundaymercury/news/tm_objectid=16450048%
26method=full%26siteid=50002-name_page.html
Wing and a prayer
4 Dec: Sunday Mercury (UK). If you're jetting off for a winter sunshine
break in the Indian idyll of Goa, beware. Because hundreds of birds are
falling dead from the skies. Birmingham grannie Mai Barnes, a regular
visitor to Goa, has never seen anything like it before - and she is fearful.
The threat of a world-wide epidemic of bird flu has disappeared from the
headlines lately. But experts still maintain it is a question of when, not
if. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued no warning about the
potential dangers of going to Goa. But holidaymakers should make the
feathers fly by demanding more information and greater transparency. Full
text at:
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/sundaymercury/viewpoints/tm_objectid=164
50057%26method=full%26siteid=50002-name_page.html#story_continue
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