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Temple Bell Saved Me From Floods

Vijender Negi sought refuge in a Hindu Temple when floods suddenly struck his town - he survived by clinging to a temple bell.

Vijender Negi is 35 years old and lives in the Garhwal Himalayas. He describes how he survived the floods in nothern India by clinging to a bell in a Hindu temple. And, we meet Pin Phoonam, the Cambodian girl who went from scavenging for empty bottles to being a contortionist, by joining a circus school and travelling the world.

Laxmi Tendurkal Dhaul describes how she uncovered her parents extraordinary past - and the huge influence that Ghandi had on their relationship. Plus, French-born Bea Johnson, author of Zero Waste Home, explains why she's on a mission to produce no rubbish at all!

And, the gospel singing Blind Boys of Alabama tell how they have managed being on the road for 70 years.

(Image: Kedarnath Temple, 20 June 2013: a bystander photographs the debris after the flash-flood. Credit: STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images.)

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Wed 3 Jul 201302:06GMT

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