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8.3.2007 12:00 AM

S. Asian Monsoon Strands 20 Million

Worst Monsoon In A Generation Devastates India, Nepal and Bangladesh

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By Dan Shapley

It's been at least a quarter century since a monsoon of this proportion hit Southern Asia.

It started early, and has remained intense. By some estimates a staggering 20 million people have been displaced by flooding and 200 have died.


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