Devastating floods hit South Asia


	Devastating floods hit South Asia

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8-3-2007 10:28 AM

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					Devastating floods hit South Asia
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                            <IMG width="203" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="190" border="0" alt="Flood victims in Dhaka" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44037000/jpg/_44037063_dhakafloodsbody_ap.jpg" />
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Almost 20 million people have been displaced as some of the worst floods for years have hit a wide swathe of northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal.</B>
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                            THE AFFECTED AREAS
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<DIV class="mva"><DIV class="bull"><B>India:</B> 125 people killed and 12 million stranded, mostly in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam</DIV>
<DIV class="bull"><B>Bangladesh:</B> 64 people have been killed and seven million are marooned</DIV>
<DIV class="bull"><B>Nepal:</B> Thousands of people displaced in the south</DIV>
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