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Drinking water when disaster strikes

July 14, 2016

When extreme weather, war and earthquakes cause destruction and lead to conditions where disease can spread quickly, clean drinking water is essential. A rucksack called PAUL offers a solution.

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Rubble fills a street after an earthquake
Image: Getty Images/AFP/J. Cevallos

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