woman with bandaged right hand holding a pitcher in her right hand; she is standing under an awning

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Rwanda, 1994

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During times of natural disasters, plague, and war reliable sources of water can become contaminated by runoff containing bacteria or human and animal feces resulting in deadly typhoid and cholera which spread quickly. Here, a wounded woman collects raindrops while trying to survive the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.

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Title
Rwanda
Artist Life
born 1946
Role
Photographer
Accession Number
95.46.10
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woman with bandaged right hand holding a pitcher in her right hand; she is standing under an awning

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