91.   The city has asked international relief agencies for help to expand its aging water system.

92.   The current government, led by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, has been more cooperative with international relief agencies.

93.   The continuing threat of attacks, both in the west and elsewhere, has slowed the start of a huge international relief effort.

94.   The government and international relief agencies prevented a higher toll by rushing food to the stricken area.

95.   The international relief agency CARE said on Thursday that Canada was dispatching a team of experts to keep mountain passes open so that supplies can flow through the winter.

96.   The killing of eight foreign journalists hardly convinced international relief groups that their fears were overblown.

97.   The international armed relief operation would be limited to four months.

98.   The international relief agencies here to assist the refugees are also contributing to the crisis.

99.   The number of refugees crowding Goma was estimated at nearly a million Sunday, severely straining international relief efforts.