Tag: over-the-runway
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Heavy flooding causes chaos in southern India state
Widespread flooding across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has driven more than 200,000 people from their homes, shut down factories and paralyzed the airport in the state capital Chennai, government officials said on Wednesday. The floods, caused by heavy rain over the past two weeks, swilled over the runway of the international airport…
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From curse to catfish: West Africa schools tackle stigma of disability
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Working quietly in a classroom at a primary school in Dakar, nine-year-old blind boy Abdoulaye sits next to the star pupils, who watch and help him, and alert the teacher if he struggles. “At first there were worries and fears, it was an innovation to have all…