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Vol. 5 Num 1134 Tue. August 07, 2007  
   
International


Aid too slow for South Asian flood victims
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A villager pulls his cattle through a flooded street in Muzaffarpur, some 100km north of Patna yesterday. The death toll from floods sweeping across India topped 1,100 on August 5 as more people drowned in swollen rivers that have stranded millions with little food or drinking water. PHOTO: AFP