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Article: Relief agencies scramble to help rain-soaked Asia; The annual monsoons - from Korea to Bangladesh - have driven millions of people from their homes.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- August 6, 1999
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Kim San Ok abandoned her home again this year with seven relatives, including daughters-in-law and grandchildren.
"In 1996 the water came over our rooftops and we lost everything. We practically became paupers," says Mrs. Kim, resting with her family at a temporary shelter in a school here. After being flooded twice, their house is too damaged to move back in.
From Korea, east to China, and south to Bangladesh and the Philippines, seasonal flooding is taking its toll. The International Committee of the Red Cross is launching a worldwide appeal for funds to help those affected.
In South Korea, four days of torrential rain, followed by Typhoon ...