51.   In Baghdad, water is polluted and in some neighborhoods of the main southern city of Basra, pipes have burst and water has to be distributed by truck.

52.   Malaysia has been increasingly concerned with foreign ships polluting its waters after six other dumping incidents were detected last month.

53.   No animal life has survived near the test sites, the water is polluted and cancers, malformations and other illnesses are increasingly rife.

54.   Singapore has strict measures to check ships from polluting its waters, including barring vessels cleaned illegally outside the city state.