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A month after being hit with devastating floods, Timor-Leste is struggling to cope amid a Covid-19 outbreak.
Last month s floods left more than 45 people dead including a dozen children and tens of thousands homeless.
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The floods were brought on by a cyclone in Indonesia.
In its latest update issued on 21 April, the government said 28,734 households were affected by the floods, with 90 percent of the homes in the capital Dili.
The UN Children s Agency said over 6000 people were still in 30 evacuation centres across Dili.
The UNICEF s head in Dili, Bilal Durrani, told RNZ Pacific the situation was dire as the government is trying to cope with the challenges of Covid-19.
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