Word: cuprian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fell off when the shots were fired," said Viola Cuprian, 23. "I can't swim. I thought I was going to die. People were crying and screaming everywhere." Horrified villagers from nearby Baie du Mesle saved dozens with quickly dispatched dugout canoes. But the rescuers estimate that at least 65 people drowned, probably more. Jean Bercharles, 25, lost seven members of his family, including a brother, sister and several cousins. "We do not know how many are dead because the ship left so quickly we don't know who got on and ( who died," said 23-year-old schoolteacher Sanon...
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