LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the Indian community of Mahewa, when monsoon floods come, women start to eat and drink as little as possible.
But the change has nothing to do with the availability of clean water and food. Instead, it's about minimising visits to the toilet at a time when floods make the trip harder and riskier, according to Virginie Le Masson, a researcher at the London-based Overseas Development Institute.
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