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A woman stands in her house, which was ruined by floods, in Balungo community Bongo district
27 Sep 2007
Source: Reuters
 
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 girl cleans a street covered with mud after heavy rain flooded the streets in Utrera, southern Spain November 21, 2007. Flash floods hit the town of Utrera, near Seville, flooding homes and garages overnight, and villages around the olive oil mecca of Jaen were similarly affected. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN)



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