Pakistan floods

 
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Continuing floods and monsoon rains have reportedly killed more than 1,400 people and marooned another 30,000 in three of the five provinces in Pakistan as of Sunday.

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The new string of monsoon rains would enter Pakistan by Monday evening, Chief Meteorologist Muhammad Riaz predicted on Sunday. The heavy rains would hit Lower and Central Sindh areas of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur, Upper part of Balochistan, Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, he said in an interview with the local media.

"River floods entering Sindh would be there in next four days," said Riaz, adding "it would be devastating" as the concerned authorities are taking preventive measures.

All Pakistani rivers are in high-level floods which would continue to pass through various areas of the country during the week spreading misery, deaths and breaking out epidemics. Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that the forthcoming rain and floods would affect some 400,000 people in the southern province...[Full story] 

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 • Pakistan flood recovery could take years

 

 • Month-long floods force mass evacuation

 

• Over $800 mln donated, pledged to help Pakistan flood victims

• China offers additional aid to flood-hit Pakistan

• UN urges aid for food-hit Pakistan

• Pakistan, U.S. fear insurgents may exploit devastating floods 

 • Third flight of Chinese aid arrives in Pakistan

 

 • Second batch of Chinese aid arrives in Pakistan

 

• UN convenes to aid Pakistan

• China sends 50 mln yuan in relief goods to flood-hit Pakistan

• Pakistan calls for int'l help after flood disaster

• More funding needed for Pakistan 

 • Epidemic endangers Pakistan

 

 • Angelina Jolie urges aid for flood-hit Pakistan

 

• Russia sends humanitarian aid to Pakistan

• WB to provide US$900 mln funding to Pakistan

• 3.5 mln children in Pakistan at risk of disease

• Pakistan seeks greater support

• UN chief announces additional aid to Pakistan

• Ban Ki-moon arrives in Pakistan to show int'l support

• Pakistan marks Independence Day amid worst floods

• Pakistan's PM vows to cope with flood challenge

• UN chief to visit flood-ravaged Pakistan

• 2 to 3 pct of Pakistan's GDP wiped out in floods

• UN seeks humanitarian funding for Pakistan 

• Pakistan torrential rain ends

 

• Pakistan flood havoc may eclipse Indian tsunami

 

• Over 1,600 killed in floods in Pakistan

 

• Chinese relief aid handed over to Pakistan

 

• China sends emergency aid to Pakistan

 

• 265 Chinese trapped in flood-hit NW Pakistan all rescued

 

• Pakistan braces for more floods

 

• Chinese asked to be careful in flood-ravaged Pakistan

• China pays condolences over Pakistan floods

• Floods kill 1,400 in Pakistan

• 900 people killed as flood sweeping across Pakistan

• Emergency declared in Pakistani flood-hit areas

• Pakistan asks international aid for flood affected areas

• Monsoon floods kill 110 in NW Pakistan

• 49 killed in Pakistan landslide

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