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Benin floods aftermath

A woman paddles her pirogue past homes that were flattened by recent floods in the town of Sahouicomey, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The village, which is normally subject to seasonal flooding, has been severely hit by exceptional increases in water levels that have destroyed many houses and killed five people.

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A woman paddles her pirogue past homes that were flattened by recent floods in the town of Sahouicomey, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The village, which is normally subject to seasonal flooding, has been severely hit by exceptional increases in water levels that have destroyed many houses and killed five people.