How a 97-year-old escaped deadly Indian floods on a banana raft
A 97-year-old's dramatic rescue captures how Assam's floods are reaching places once thought safe.
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"Everyone was trying to save themselves."
— Bornali Baruah , Other
"This is the first flood we have experienced in this area in our lifetime."
— Bornali Baruah , Other
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A 97-year-old's dramatic rescue captures how Assam's floods are reaching places once thought safe.
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