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A man carries a child as he wades through flood waters in Ikorodu neighbourhood of Nigeria's main city of Lagos
05 Aug 2007
Source: Reuters
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A man carries a child as he wades through flood waters in Ikorodu neighbourhood of Nigeria's main city of Lagos, August 5, 2007. Flash floods sweeping Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, have forced thousands of families from their homes, residents and witnesses said on Sunday.
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Parveen Begum, carrying her child on a boat, leaves her flooded home looking for shelter in Basila near Dhaka on September 16, 2007. Slum dwellings in low-lying areas near the Bangladesh capital Dhaka have been deluged by floodwaters, forcing thousands of people into camps, witnesses said on Sunday.


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