WorldHow a 97-year-old escaped deadly Indian floods on a banana raft
Floodwaters reached Charing village in Assam, an area that had not flooded in residents’ lifetimes. Relatives carried 97-year-old Lokada Duarah, who could barely walk, on a raft made from banana trunks to a relief shelter. The floods have killed 100 people and affected nearly 1.2 million across the state.
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How a 97-year-old escaped deadly Indian floods on a banana raft
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