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/ 15 September 2007
Nearly 13,5-million people have been marooned or displaced by floods in India and Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday. The flooding in South Asia caused by the June-to-September monsoon has been described as the worst in decades, with more than 2Â 200 people killed by floods and rains in India since it started.
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/ 12 September 2007
Flood waters began to recede on Wednesday in north-eastern India after heavy rains and floods inundated much of the region, displacing about three million people, authorities said. But large portions of the state of Assam were still inaccessible and rescue workers continued to try to reach marooned villagers.