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Thursday, 20 April 2006, 19:01 GMT 20:01 UK

In pictures: Danube flood misery

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Villagers walk down a flooded street in the village of Rast, Romania - one of several areas where the swollen river Danube has burst its banks.

Rast villagers weep

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An elderly man and woman evacuated from Rast weep as they try to build a chair on dry land.

Doctor vaccinates Rast villager

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At a tent camp set up for evacuees from Rast, a Romanian doctor vaccinates a villager.

Flooded street in Nikopol

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Across the border in the Bulgarian town of Nikopol, boats offer the best means of navigating flooded streets.

Romanian man near Rast

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A man evacuated from Rast village picks corn from the cob. A huge area of farmland has been destroyed by flooding.

Man and dog in flooded Nikopol street

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A man waits outside the porch of his Nikopol home. More than half of riverside homes in the port town are reported to have been flooded.

Boy loads boat with belongings in Nikopol

Boy loads boat with belongings in Nikopol

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A boy loads a boat with belongings salvaged from a part-submerged building in Nikopol.

Soldier carries sandbags in Serbia

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A soldier carries sandbags to strengthen defences against swollen river waters in Serbia, where some of the flooding has begun to recede.

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