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People displaced by floods set up a makeshift camp on an abandoned railway line in Aweil
15 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
People displaced by floods set up a makeshift camp on an abandoned railway line in Aweil in this picture released by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on August 15, 2008. Extremely heavy early rains inundated the areas around Aweil with floodwaters, displacing thousands of residents. UN agencies and NGOs working with their government partners are working to provide the needed assistance to those displaced. REUTERS/Tim McKulka/UNMIS/Handout (SUDAN). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.
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A man carries drinking water through a flooded street in the northern Indian city of Lucknow August 27, 2008. Torrential rains have killed more than 1,000 people in South Asia since ...




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