鈥淚t suddenly gave way and there was this roaring sound and we ran up the hill.鈥�
Chen Youfu, a construction worker trying to drain a lake at Majingxiang, China 鈥� one of many formed by landslides during the Sichuan earthquake 鈥� describes running for his life when the lake burst through the landslide barrier last week (Reuters, 7 June)
鈥淚f the virus had to cause an epidemic among the general population in India and China, as originally feared, why hasn鈥檛 it happened?鈥�
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WHO director of HIV/AIDS Kevin De Cock, saying there is now little threat of a heterosexual HIV epidemic ever occuring outside Africa (The Times of India, Gurgaon, 10 June)
鈥淲e apologize, but our tomato salsa is temporarily unavailable.鈥�
A statement from Chipotle Mexican Grill after it stopped serving salsa in its restaurants in 33 states after a massive salmonella outbreak traced to US tomatoes. Wal-Mart and McDonald鈥檚 have also pulled some of their tomato products (Los Angeles Times, 9 June)
鈥淗ow does it help us to announce these deaths? We will announce the toll every three months or so.鈥�
Indonesian health minister Siti Fadilah Supari, saying she would no longer announce human deaths from H5N1 bird flu when they occur. International health rules require timely notification of diseases that could be a global threat (AFP, 5 June)
鈥淚t was big鈥� It tried to have a go at my feet.鈥�
Helena Nevalainen, a Swedish diver who was marooned on Rinca Island in Indonesia with four others, on how she had to fight off a komodo dragon, the largest lizard in the world. It lunged at her three times before being driven off as the divers awaited rescue (AFP, 8 June)