20 million people displaced as devastating floods hit South Asia

malaise

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Fri Aug-03-07 05:56 PM
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20 million people displaced as devastating floods hit South Asia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6927389.stm
THE AFFECTED AREAS
India: 125 people killed and 12 million stranded, mostly in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam
Bangladesh: 64 people have been killed and seven million are marooned
Nepal: Thousands of people displaced in the south

The UN says this is the worst flood in Asia in living memory.

Climate change anyone?

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BeHereNow

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Fri Aug-03-07 06:00 PM
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1. Climate change? What are you, a librul conspiracy nut?

Edited on Fri Aug-03-07 06:01 PM by BeHereNow

:sarcasm:

The powers that be have known what was coming for a long time,
which is why they do nothing, other than prepare to care for their own.
The rest of us on the planet, be damned.
BHN

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malaise

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Fri Aug-03-07 06:12 PM
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2. LOL

I heard W has invited leaders of developed countries to discuss climate change. I didn't hear anything else since I had to :puke: :puke:

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