Monday, August 9, 2010

Pakistan's Flood Misery Continues



More Monsoon Rains in Flood-Ravaged Pakistan -- New York Times

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Monsoon rains fell on several parts of Pakistan on Monday, causing landslides in the north, raising water levels in already bloated rivers and further hindering the government’s aid efforts.

Pakistan’s Meteorological Department forecast more rain for the next 24 hours, adding further hardship for the millions of people affected by Pakistan’s worst flooding in 80 years.

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More News On Pakistan

The Pakistan Floods are the Worst Humanitarian Disaster In Recent History -- UN Dispatch
UN: Pakistan flood misery exceeds tsunami, Haiti -- AP
Pakistan Floods May Rival Three Recent Disasters -- Voice of America
Pakistan Flooding Crisis Gets Even Worse -- NPR
Pakistanis Flee Punjab City as Nation's Worst Floods Hit 12 Million People -- Bloomberg
Pakistan floods threaten key barrage in southern Sindh -- BBC
Floods threaten to sink teetering economy -- Sydney Morning Herald
Landslides complicate Pakistan flood relief efforts -- Reuters
Pakistan floods: the struggle to bring aid to the people in Nowshera -- BBC News
Pakistan pleads for help as disaster worsens -- ABC News (Australia)
PAKISTAN: Zardari's Katrina -- L.A. Times
Pakistan floods: army steps into breach as anger grows at Zardari -- The Guardian
Pakistan president returns home to 13.8 million affected by floods -- CNN
Analysis: U.S. assesses own plans after Pakistan floods -- Reuters
Pakistan needs billions to recover: UN -- DAWN
Pakistan's Flood In Photographs -- NPR
Pakistan flood aid pledged, country by country -- The Guardian

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