As the flood waters recede
In India and Bangladesh, the flooding displaced millions of people and killed hundreds.More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by rising waters, but aid agencies say the figure is expected to rise sharply.
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Villagers are desperate for food, healthcare, medical supplies. Some are clashing with police.
Hospitals in eastern India were packed on Saturday with people suffering from waterborne diseases, and marooned villagers clashed with police as some of the worst floods in living memory ravaged South Asia...................................
Meanwhile in England, insurance companies have announced that premiums for next year will rise by 10 percent.
Leading catastrophe-exposure modelling firm Risk Management Solutions has estimated the total cost to the insurance industry of this summer's flooding at 3.3 billion pounds.
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