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A headless Buddha statue is seen next to a house covered in tarpaulins near Labutta
05 Nov 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A headless Buddha statue is seen next to a house covered in tarpaulins near Labutta October 31, 2008. Six months after Cyclone Nargis slammed into the delta, killing more then 130,000 people and leaving 2.4 million destitute, farmers in Asia's one-time 'rice bowl' say they expect to produced between 30 and 50 percent less rice than normal. Picture taken on October 31, 2008. REUTERS/Staff (MYANMAR)
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