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People sit with their belongings in the flood-affected area of Sidragudda village
05 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
People sit with their belongings in the flood-affected area of Sidragudda village in Bellary district, about 545 km (339 miles) north from the southern Indian city of Bangalore October 5, 2009. About 2.5 million people crammed into temporary relief shelters after floods triggered by torrential rains tore down their homes in southern India over the last week and killed some 250 people, officials said on Monday. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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