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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, April 16
Updated: 2011-04-17 15:27
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Law enforcement personnel evacuate passengers from a bus stranded in flood water in Quito April 16, 2011. Heavy rains which collapsed a sewer caused major flooding in the northern part of Quito on Saturday. [Photo/Agencies] |
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Villagers carry pitchers filled with drinking water after visiting a well at Meni village in the western Indian state of Gujarat April 16, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
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