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title: A poignant picture from Burundi that connects a lot of dots
date: 2012-05-11T22:44:12Z
modified: 2012-05-11T22:44:12Z
permalink: "https://350.org/poignant-picture-burundi-connects-lot-dots/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: "It came with this caption: Here, it is in a village of Gatumba in a country of east Africa which is called Burundi. In this photo, we are in the presence of a young lady showing with the finger there where was her house before being taken by the violent rain. Now you see it yourself, there is only a swamp of water...."
wpid: 29572
author: Bill McKibben
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It came with this caption: Here, it is in a village of Gatumba in a country of east Africa which is called Burundi. In this photo, we are in the presence of a young lady showing with the finger there where was her house before being taken by the violent rain. Now you see it yourself, there is only a swamp of water….![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7100/7163728122_512c0c6956_z.jpg)