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Floods wreak havoc in India
Devastating floods have killed more than 230 people in southern India [AFP]
Published On 5 Oct 2009
5 Oct 2009
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Water inundated swathes of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra states [AFP]
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Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes [AFP]
India's worst floods in a centuary have left close to 1.5 million people homeless [AFP]
Air force helicopters dropped food and drinking water to those marooned [AFP]
Pools of stagnant water, left behind after the floods, have raised fears of disease [AFP]
Some have begun to return home as flood waters recede in north Karnataka [AFP]
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But many remain in relief camps, where facilities are poor and conditions are crowded [AFP]