A crowded boat crossing a flooded road in Semra, East Champaran, in Bihar, India, during the 2007 floods. Millions were affected by severe flash flooding following particularly heavy monsoon rains across South Asia. Over 12 million residents were been displaced in India alone and many people were killed. Jacob Silberberg / Panos Pictures, 2007

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