Media Release: Oxfam Australia.

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Floods Subside but Work Continues: Oxfam makes Long-Term Commitment to Communities in India's North West Following on from its emergency response, International aid agency Oxfam is now set to tackle the medium and long term effects of the floods that have devastated North West India

The floods, which hit in late June and early July, have left widespread devastation. In Maharashtra state, millions have been affected, with tens of thousands of people losing their homes. In Gujarat, flooding has forced five million people from their homes and affected up to 20 …