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Mumbai 2005 leptospirosis, cholera, fever, gastroenteritiis 1,50,179 went sick 435 lost lives chennai 2006 leptospirosis outbreak 2765 people infected west bengal 1998 cholera epidemic 16590 people infected 1600 lost lives orissa 2007 waterborne diseases 3000 people infected 184 lost lives uttarakanth 20 cholera, diarrhea and dysentery 400 people infected postfloods. How to find the best books shops near me in chennai. Most days people bring books to the shop at a rate of about 100 a day on all subjects, but we also. Between october and december, at least 272 people died in chennai from one of the worst floods in over a century, according to the national. A casestudy of the 2015 chennai floods with which they can relate well as it was more aligned to recent floods in chennai. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. Home connections the campus store algonquin college. Chennai flooded after worst rains in a century, locals. Chennai is submerged under flood water and people have started sending in pictures of the overflooded places. Between 910 november 2015, neyveli received 483 mm 19. The shop the oldest bookshop in wigtown, scotlands national booktown and our range of stock includes all subjects. Get phone numbers, address, email and more for book shops in chennai at yellowpages. This report provides an overview of the rapid satellite data analysis and field assessment carried out for the chennai floods of dece mber, 2015.
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