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War's secondary effects rival the real thing in Chechnya
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November 30, 1999
Web posted at: 3:25 p.m. EST (2025 GMT)
MOZDOK, Russia (CNN) -- If bombs and artillery fire aren't enough to make living in Chechnya undesirable, the by-products of war between Russia and the rebels are helping to make the breakaway region unlivable.
From raging oil fires to underground radioactive waste, Chechen refugees weigh the options: squalid conditions in a neighboring republic or an uncertain and dangerous future in their homeland.
CNN's Steve Harrigan reports.
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