Better late than never? Not always. The United Nations sent a huge consignment of woollen blankets to the Indian state of Orissa, where thousands of people were left homeless by a devastating cyclone last year. Unfortunately, the shipment was a tad late and only arrived this week. And it might be a while before anyone in Orissa has need of a woollen blanket: It was 109 degrees Fahrenheit in some parts of the state, with the humidity rising to 92 percent near the coast.
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Better late than never? Not always. The United Nations sent a huge consignment of woollen blankets to the Indian state of Orissa, where thousands of people were left homeless by a devastating cyclone last year. Unfortunately, the shipment was a tad late and only arrived this week. And it might be a while before anyone in Orissa has need of a woollen blanket: It was 109 degrees Fahrenheit in some parts of the state, with the humidity rising to 92 percent near the coast.
