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Flood-affected people wade through flooded road in Puthimari
03 Sep 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Flood-affected people wade through a flooded road in Puthimari village, 80 km (50 miles) west of the eastern Indian city of Guwahati, September 3, 2008. The floods have forced more than three million people from their homes, destroyed 100,000 ha (250,000 acres) of farmland and killed at least 90 people. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA)
REUTERS/UTPAL BARUAH, UTPAL BARUAH


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Flood-affected people wade through a flooded road in Puthimari village, 80 km (50 miles) west of the eastern Indian city of Guwahati, September 3, 2008. The floods have forced more than ...


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