Blame it on the rain

Monsoon rains come every year, but the flooding caused by this year's downpour has been some of the worst in decades for India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

19 million people have been displaced by the deluge. That's roughly the entire population of New York State, the 3rd largest state in the union, or around the entire population of Sri Lanka. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Topics: Asia, Weather
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 7, 2007 - 1:44 PM PDT
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William Wittmeyer
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by William Wittmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

This story did not hold my interest. Another Monsoon season another flood. I am not unsympathetic to the people who are suffering but this story did not put the issue in any context that I could relate to. What does 1400 cases of diarrhea in 24 hours mean? What am I to compare it to. Then to transition from this is happening to comments on the poorly coordinated relief effort and the problems there in did not work. The relief effort problems alone deserve a full story.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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