1.   The epidemic now affects six provinces in Madagascar.

2.   The influx now affects six provinces of Gabon.

3.   Five other provinces were affected, but the exact situation there is still unknown, they added.

4.   Legislation that affects provinces must have the approval of the majority of senators from that particular province before it can be approved, Kriel said.

5.   Other provinces are also affected, but the scale of the problem has not been revealed.

6.   That body would be vested with a broad brief of economic, political and social issues affecting the province, including dealings with the European Union.

7.   That cross-border body would be vested with a broad brief of economic, political and social issues affecting the province, including dealings with the European Union.

8.   The floods, triggered by torrential downpours at the end of June, have affected nine provinces.

9.   The floods have affected seven provinces in the delta, particularly An Giang, Dong Thap and Long An, near the Cambodian border.

10.   The floods, triggered by torrential downpours at the end of May, have now affected nine provinces -- mainly in the south and east of the country.