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Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation - NBC News
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Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation
Activists said decades of deforestation \xe2\x80\x94 driven by mining, palm oil plantations and illegal logging \xe2\x80\x94 have stripped away natural defenses that once absorbed rainfall and stabilized soil.
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