rescue mission at flooded Thuong village

A military medical team is seen on a rescue mission at flooded Thuong village in the Gia Minh commune, Gia Vien district, in the northern province of Ninh Binh, 09 October 2007. The worst floods in decades that followed last week's typhoon have left hundreds of homes submerged in the brown overflow of the Hoang Long river. Families are forced to cower on higher floors and rooftops, surviving on the little water and food they have. Hunger is their enemy