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Residents make their way through flooded streets on a makeshift raft at a village in Kalenimulla, Colombo
02 Jun 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Residents make their way through flooded streets on a makeshift raft at a village in Kalenimulla, Colombo, June 2, 2008. Floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 and forced thousands of people from their homes in Sri Lanka, with some taking shelter in schools and temples, officials said on Monday. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi (SRI LANKA)
REUTERS/ANURUDDHA LOKUHAPUARACHCHI


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