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Villagers wait for an Indian air force helicopter to drop relief supplies in Kumarkhad
30 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Villagers wait for an Indian air force helicopter to drop relief supplies in the flood-affected area of Kumarkhad in Midnapore district in India's eastern state of Bihar August 30, 2008. Indian authorities, hampered by heavy rain and damaged roads, struggled to provide aid to millions of displaced villagers in Bihar that has seen the worst flooding in 50 years. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA)
REUTERS/RUPAK DE CHOWDHURI


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An aerial view of floods caused by Tropical Storm Hanna is seen in Gonaives September 3, 2008. Haiti's civil protection office said 37 of the 90 Hanna-related deaths had occurred in ...




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