Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Pakistan's Flood Disaster -- News Updates August 18, 2010

Pakistani Floods Could Further Hurt Unstable Nation As Military Focuses On Aid -- Washington Post

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Staggered by the scale of destruction from this summer's catastrophic floods, Pakistani officials have begun to acknowledge that the country's security could be gravely affected if more international aid does not arrive soon.

The floods have submerged an area roughly the size of Italy, displaced 12 percent of the population and destroyed billions of dollars worth of infrastructure and crops.

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More News On Pakistan's Flood Disaster

U.N. Secures More Pakistan Flood Relief Funds -- Reuters
In Flooded Pakistan, a Lack of Basic Supplies -- New York Times
Pakistan flood aid inadequate, U.N. warns -- McClatchy News
U.N. Sounds Alarm on Aid for Pakistan -- New York Times
Disease hovers over Pakistan's flood-stricken children -- Reuters
UN hopes to stave off ‘second wave of death’ in Pakistan -- National Post
Despair as flood aid trickles in -- The Age
Pakistan floods: EU pledges 30m euro aid boost -- BBC News
Pakistan reassures aid donors -- BBC
Pakistan Pledges Transparency To Ensure Flood Aid Arrives -- Radio Free Europe
Eight die as doctors strike work in flood-hit Pakistan -- Sify News
Insurgents, Police Clash Amid Pakistan Flooding -- New York Times/Reuters
Militants Moving In Behind Pakistan Flood Waters -- ABC News
Reports of looting, violence surface in flood-ravaged Pakistan -- CNN
Pakistan Militants Attack Cops Amid Flood Chaos -- CBS News
Pakistan Floods Could Sweep Away Weak Gov't? -- CBS News

Pakistan: An Urgent Call for Aid -- New York Times editorial
Pakistan drowning: Floods could sink government -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
Pakistan: A Trade Deal to Help Rebuild -- New York Times editorial
Terrorists Capitalize on Pakistan's Floods -- Marisa Porges, Wall Street Journal

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