Downpours hamper Pakistan flood relief for 15 million people

[Turborama]

Source: AFP

Torrential rains frustrated aid efforts in Pakistan yesterday, with some helicopters grounded as authorities battled to help 15 million people affected by the country’s worst ever floods.

Military rescue workers were rushing to evacuate families in the poor farming belt of Sindh province, where disaster officials were on red alert for a major deluge that could burst the banks of the swollen Indus river.

Fresh downpours hammered northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where some helicopter services ferrying aid were suspended until the bad weather subsided, although forecasters said there would be at least two days of more rain.

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Prime Minister Gilani has appealed for immediate international help to cope with the country’s worst ever floods, which have affected 15 million people nationwide, according to the national disaster management authority.

Read more: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100808/world-news/downpours-hamper-pakistan-flood-relief-for-15-million-people

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Pakistani residents carry their belongings as they cross a flooded area
in Lal Pir yesterday. Photo: AFP

[OhioChick]

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[Turborama]

2. Have you seen the one Sabrina posted yet?

She wrote a really good OP to go with it, too...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8901447

[OhioChick]

3. I can't even fathom that coming down my street....

That's a powerful picture.

Thank you for posting. I'll check out the link.