31.   Authorities urged South Africans to purify the water by boiling it or adding bleach.

32.   He said Jordan is looking into other alternatives, such as purifying sewage water and receiving supplies from Turkey and unspecified Middle East countries.

33.   It is important to purify your water and avoid hormonally-fed animal products, as excessive oestrogen can aggravate the condition.

34.   Power cuts have almost stopped and chlorine has begun coming in to purify water.

35.   Public health official said steps were being taken to purify the water in the region.

36.   Rovira said the villagers have no chlorine to purify water.

37.   The Chinese Red Cross was continuing to send food and materials to purify water and improve sanitation in the flood zones in order to prevent diseases, he said.

38.   He told local people to keep food free of flies, disinfect toilets and latrines, purify their water and report diarrhoea cases to the authorities.

39.   Health workers, according to the radio, were helping residents purify water while at the same time shipping in fresh supplies.

40.   A convoy is due to set off for the town in the coming days to bring in medical supplies and chlorine to purify the water there.