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Flash floods kill at least 10 people in Mauritius

2013-04-01 1 Dailymotion

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL / PART AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING<br/> <br />Helplessness in Mauritius, as people get swept away by flood waters.<br/> <br />It's thought THEY were later saved, but others were not so lucky.<br/> <br />Flash floods hit this island nation in the Indian Ocean Saturday, killing ten people.<br/> <br />Emergency services recovered the bodies of victims on Sunday, most of whom were trapped in this underpass in the capitol, Port Louis.<br/> <br />By Monday, a full scale clean-up and aid operation was in effect.<br/> <br />But some residents say they're pulling themselves out from the sludge -- on their own.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) UNIDENTIFIED RESIDENT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We had just come back home and I was there with my mother and father...No one has come. We had to do everything ourselves."<br/> <br />Monday's been declared a national day of mourning.<br/> <br />It's not clear if residents are out of the woods just yet.<br/> <br />Weather forecasts expected showers for Monday, w

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