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Ugandans cross a flooded bridge connecting Lira, Pader and Kitgum as their vehicles failed to cross either side of the river in the northern Uganda town of Lira
16 Sep 2007
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Ugandans cross a flooded bridge connecting Lira, Pader and Kitgum as their vehicles failed to cross either side of the river in the northern Uganda town of Lira September 16, 2007. Floods from torrential rains have caused the deaths of at least 80 more people, displaced thousands, and devastated crops and livestock across sub-Saharan Africa, officials said last Friday.
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Ugandans cross a flooded bridge connecting Lira, Pader and Kitgum as their vehicles failed to cross either side of the river in the northern Uganda town of Lira September 16, 2007. Floods from torrential rains have caused the deaths of at least 80 more people, displaced thousands, and devastated crops and livestock across sub-Saharan Africa, officials said last Friday.


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