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A woman stands in her house, which was ruined by floods, in Balungo community Bongo district
27 Sep 2007
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A woman stands in her house, which was ruined by floods, in Balungo community Bongo district, September 25, 2007. Torrential rains and floods that have swept over East and West Africa in recent weeks, destroying homes and schools and washing away crops and livestock. Conservative estimates put the number of those killed by the deluges at some 200, and aid agencies say a million people have been affected from Ethiopia in the east to Senegal in the west. Picture taken September 25, 2007.
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A woman stands in her house, which was ruined by floods, in Balungo community Bongo district, September 25, 2007. Torrential rains and floods that have swept over East and West Africa in recent weeks, destroying homes and schools and washing away crops and livestock. Conservative estimates put the number of those killed by the deluges at some 200, and aid agencies say a million people have been affected from Ethiopia in the east to Senegal in the west. Picture taken September 25, 2007.


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