From Scott McNeil, Banstead, Surrey, UK
In their study on world population, the researchers used data from dam projects as the basis for their assertion that rural populations had been significantly underestimated. Could there be another explanation for the apparent discrepancies(29 March, p 17)?
No doubt in many cases, people living in the area to be flooded were offered compensation. This could encourage false claims ranging from exaggeration and embellishment to outright fraud.
