Flood-affected people take temporary refuge on an embankment at Banikanto Toli village of Malda district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal August 24, 2009. The monsoon is crucial to the health of Asia's third-largest economy, although an increasingly diversified economy means a deficient monsoon has less of an impact on the overall economy than in past dry years, and strength in manufacturing and urban demand could offset disappointing crop output. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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