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  • Mongolia counts carcasses after harsh winter(exceptionally cold winter)

    06/01/2010 6:36:57 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 30 replies · 701+ views
    AP ^ | 06/01/10 | CHARLES HUTZLER
    Mongolia counts carcasses after harsh winter By CHARLES HUTZLER, Associated Press Writer 2 hrs 48 mins ago UYANGA, Mongolia – Before he can fully tend to his dwindling herd, Demberel has to bury the dead cows, goats and sheep in earth barely thawed from Mongolia's worst winter in decades. Fetid and fly-ridden, the carcasses lie stacked by the hundreds around a burial pit dug by Demberel and a dozen fellow herders. A truck brings dozens more carcasses. Others lie in piles or strewn in nearby valleys, potential health hazards for animals and humans alike. "We're bitter and sad that we've...