:10:00
...are just the roof tiles of the village.
:10:07
Entering the village, we are greeted by a chorus of coughing.
:10:11
Most of the villagers are ill.
:10:16
It's a scene of devastating misery.
:10:28
The principle disease here is goitre.
:10:41
Look at this woman with her goitre:
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She's only 32 years old.
:10:52
We visit the village in the company of the mayor.
:10:55
On an empty street we see a girl.
:10:58
We ask the mayor what's wrong with her.
:11:00
He tells us the girl's been there 3 days without moving.
:11:04
She must be sick.
:11:06
One of us goes up to her...
:11:09
...to find out what's wrong with her throat.
:11:16
He asks her to open her mouth.
:11:18
Her gums and throat are inflamed.
:11:21
Sadly there's nothing we can do for her.
:11:24
Two days later we returned to the village.
:11:26
We asked after the girl and were told she had died.
:11:30
What do the people of this sterile land eat?
:11:34
Almost the only food here is...
:11:37
...potatoes and beans,
and then not always.
:11:40
Especially in June and July...
:11:42
...there's not enough food.
:11:45
The only meat is pork.
:11:49
But only the wealthier families have a pig.
:11:53
Once a year a pig is slaughtered. The meat lasts three days.
:11:57
Olive trees grow in more fertile spots.