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A boy plays on a flooded street in central Bago township, around 100 km north of Yangon

A boy plays on a flooded street in central Bago township, around 100 km (62 miles) north of Yangon August 31, 2010. Heavy rains caused the Bago river to overflow on Sunday, flooding towns and forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people to temporary shelters. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

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