No Land To Stand: Aerial Video (& Pics) Of Flood, Pakistan Under Water (800,000 Still Stranded)

[Turborama]

Run time: 02:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLtTrGjyrBY   Posted on YouTube: August 24, 2010 By YouTube Member: RussiaToday Views on YouTube: 304   Posted on DU: August 25, 2010 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 655

 
Recovering from the devastating floods still battering Pakistan will take at least 3 years, president Asif Ali Zardari has said. The floods that began nearly a month ago with hammering monsoon rains in the northwest have affected more than 17 million people, the UN estimates. Most of the 1,500 deaths occurred early in the flooding, but the crisis still is growing.


LBN article on this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4516696">UN appeals for more helicopters to fly aid to marooned flood survivors / 800,000 Still Stranded















More pictures and details of what's going on in this LBN OP: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4515744#4516057">Pakistan facing 'serious' threat of epidemic disease/Aid workers describe devastation from Pakistan



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[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R. Wow. It can't possibly get worse than this...

Thanks for keeping us up to speed on this extremely important world news story. The MSM sure isn't... ;( :yourock:

[greenman3610]

2. oh, I think it could get worse.

that's what's frightening.
This is the "threat multiplier" event that climate change
will be bringing us in coming decades.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. You're absolutely right about the threat

And there is undoubtedly worse to come, but this devastation couldn't get much worse for the people who are experiencing it now... :(

[OhioChick]

3. It's a damn shame that the M$M doesn't give a rat's ass about this...

Thanks for keeping us posted on the situation there. It's dire. :(

K&R

[sabrina 1]

5. That photography is incredible.

Too late to rec, but again thank you for posting the reports.