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A woman carries a crying child as they are evacuated to safer grounds at Murliganj village in Bihar
31 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A woman carries a crying child as they are evacuated to safer grounds at Murliganj village of Madhepura district in India's eastern state of Bihar August 31, 2008. Authorities struggling to provide aid after devastating floods in Bihar said on Sunday they needed more boats and rescuers to help hundreds of thousands of people still marooned in remote villages. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA)
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