Disapprove of WAR?!
Disapprove of WAR?!
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The civilian death toll in 1991-after the massivebombing campaign was stopped- rose to 111,000people. Shortages of medicine and damagedhealth facilities contributed to this high rate of"delayed mortality.'*Of these 111,000 deaths, 70,000 were childrenunder 15 years of age. These deaths were causedby health effects resulting from the destruction ofIraq's civilian infrastructure, especiallyelectricitygenerating power plants, which led to abreakdown in water purification and sanitation. Thisbreakdown caused outbreaks of infectious diseasessuch as cholera, typhoid, malaria, polio, andhepatitis