Four Million Hit By Pakistan Floods -- Al Jazeera
The United Nations has said that more than four million people have now been affected by the worst flooding in Pakistan's history, with at least 1,600 left dead.
After causing huge destruction in the northwest, floodwaters have now moved down the country and submerged villages and some urban centres in Punjab and Sindh province.
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