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Uncovering the human face of drowning, the biggest killer of children in the Sundarbans, West Bengal

Like many other families in the Sundarbans, a remote, coastal region in West Bengal, Salima Gharami’s family lives close to a large pond in her village. A few years ago, she lost her 2-year-old daughter, Ruhina, to drowning.  

Drowning in Sundarban

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