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Residents living on the banks of a canal assess the damage after it overflowed following incessant rains in Hyderabad on August 27, 2000.
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Villagers rebuld their homes after they were destroyed by floods following the heaviest rains in decades in Hyderababd on August 30, 2000.

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Submerged buildings in Quthbullapur, near Hyderabad.
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A damaged road in Hyderabad on August 25, 2000.
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The Hindu Archives
Even after the torrential rains stopped, the rainwater is seen flowing in the low lying areas on august 24, 2000.
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A father carries his daughter and some valuables to a safer location on August 24, 2000.
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Soundraya Vigyana Kendram imported a thermal vacuum dryer from Canada in 2002 to restore over 60,000 books that were affected in torrential rains two years ago.
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