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Villagers stand on the east-west highway which was partially washed away by flood waters from the Kosi river in east Nepal
28 Aug 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Villagers stand on the east-west highway which was partially washed away by flood waters from the Kosi river in east Nepal August 23, 2008. Indian army troops helped evacuate more than 120,000 people from floods in eastern India, but more bad weather raised fears that rivers would to continue to overflow, officials said on Thursday. The flooding, which officials say are the worst in 50 years, was caused after the Kosi river broke a dam in Nepal where it originates, unleashing huge waves of water that smashed mud embankments downstream in Bihar state. Photo taken August 23, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (NEPAL)
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