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Page last updated at 15:00 GMT,
Thursday, 28 August 2008 16:00 UK

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In pictures: Bihar floods

At least 55 people have died and some two
million others have fled their homes after massive floods hit
India's eastern state of Bihar, local officials say.

The flooding began after the Kosi River -
known as the River of Sorrow - breached its banks, sending huge
waves of water through a channel it had previously
abandoned.

At least 90,000 people have been rescued, but
many thousands remain stranded, officials say.

Rescuers are using hundreds of boats to shift
people to some 100 relief camps, amid fears that water-borne disease
may be spreading.

The central government has announced a $228m
(£125m) relief package and some 125,000 tonnes of grain for those
affected by the disaster.

Officials say the flooding is the worst in 50
years to hit the region, and there are fears that the death toll
will rise further.

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