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It's an all too common sight for India. Summer monsoon showers pour down, setting in motion floods that destroy homes, ruin roads and devastate lives. Here, a girl waits for help in a flooded village in the western Indian state of Gujarat. River embankments and dams in catchment areas have been India's traditional weapon against flash floods, but conservationists argue that dams only add to the problem by contributing to overspills. In Gujarat, nearly half of the state's irrigation dams overflowed this summer, isolating entire communities. When Sardar Sarovar in neighboring Madhya Pradesh overflowed in August, alarm bells again sounded.
Photo: Amit Dave/Reuters
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