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Villagers wait for water from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on an embankment after being displaced from their homes by a tidal wave caused by cyclone Aila in Sundarbans
02 Jun 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Villagers wait for water from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on an embankment after being displaced from their homes by a tidal wave caused by cyclone Aila in Sundarbans, southeast of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata June 2, 2009. Millions of people in India and Bangladesh remained marooned without food or water after cyclone Aila hit them, and authorities said disease was becoming a serious problem. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal (INDIA DISASTER HEALTH SOCIETY)
REUTERS/PARTH SANYAL


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