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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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