Iraq war 'could kill 500,000'

national | miscellaneous | news report Wednesday November 13, 2002 17:12 by pat c

A war against Iraq could kill half a million people, warns a new report (Collateral Damage) by medical experts - and most would be civilians. The report claims as many as 260,000 could die in the conflict and its three-month aftermath, with a further 200,000 at risk in the longer term from famine and disease. A civil war in Iraq could add another 20,000 deaths. Collateral Damage is being published on Tuesday 12 November 02 in 14 countries. More at: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993043