India
HealthTurning the Tide: Community Recovery in Bihar
Turning the Tide: Community Recovery in Bihar
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A new tube well will provide fresh water
A newly tapped well spews muddy water, which will soon run clean and clear, providing safe drinking water to this community of flood surivivors.
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Children wait patiently while in camp
While their parents line up to get food, medicine and supplies, these children wait in their tent at the relief camp, safe and dry at last.
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A family takes shelter under a tarpulin
Tarpulins provide important - if temporary - shelters for families while they wait for flood waters to recede.
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Children pose proudly by new well
This new well supplies water to a large relief camp, saving them the dangerous walk through dirty, snake-infested waters to the only other well in the area.
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New mother poses with her baby
This mother gave birth as the flood waters surged. Both mother and child are receiving medical care, food and support at an ActionAid relief camp.
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Couple waits for news of family members
People arrive at relief camps in search of safety. Once there, they begin the harrowing process of trying to find their family members in the midst of crowds and chaos. This couple was reunited with their son the following day.
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