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This article was
reproduced with the kind permission
of the British Broadcasting Corporation
of the British Broadcasting Corporation
Sunday, 24 September,
2000, 16:07 GMT 17:07 UK
In pictures: Bengali flood victims
More than 250 people have been killed and about
15 million affected by flash floods in the eastern Indian states of West
Bengal and Bihar. Large areas are submerged and the army is carrying out
rescue and relief operations.
Children in Guskara, 200km
north of Calcutta, wait for grain
Dozens cling to a truck leaving
Guskara. Thousands of families have been marooned in remote parts
of West Bengal
Relatives try to get a body
to dry land for cremation in Panchantola
A boat makes its way through
the flooded streets of Panchantola
The village of Kalinagar
was swept away - people there wait for help
Houses are under water in
Bakhtiarghat, 125 km north of Calcutta
Residents of Maheshpur struggle
to reach higher ground
Villagers in Shantipur leave
with their belongings
