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Vol. 5 Num 56 Wed. July 21, 2004  
   
International


India sets up panel to find lasting solution to annual flood woes
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A young Indian girl and her mother (C) are helped by a crew member as they disembark from an Indian Air Force helicopter to escape floodwaters at Kopli in Nagaon District, some 200kms east of Guwahati yesterday. Indian Air Force helicopters have rescued some 400 women and children from the town as flooding caused by incessant monsoon rains which has left thousands marooned in the north-east of India. PHOTO: AFP