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4 places having the worst of 2017

by Staff writer


Children row a boat as they pass through damaged houses at a flood-affected village in Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India.


1. America



A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, TX.


2. Sierra Leone



A flooded street in Regent near Freetown, Sierra Leone. The death toll
from massive flooding in the Sierra Leone capital climbed to 412 on
August 14, 2017.


3. Nigeria



A man stranded in front of his house in Benue State, Nigeria.


4. South Asia



A woman wades through a flooded village in Bihar, India. Massive floods
in India, Bangladesh and Nepal have killed 1,200 and left millions
homeless.

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Image Credit: Reuters, AFP and Channels TV.

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