Thursday 17 May 2012
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The world must help Pakistan rebuild homes and livelihoods destroyed by devastating floods to secure hearts and minds in the nation, the UNDP’s regional head said. Global cash pledges have been slow in coming to bolster rescue and relief efforts ongoing in the flood-damaged nuclear nation, where more than 21 million people have been...
Pak army and workers were on a “war footing” on Sunday as they battled to save Thatta after most of the population of 300,000 fled the advancing flood waters. Torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods that have moved steadily from north to south over the past month, engulfing a fifth of the volatile...
Hundreds of thousands of people were fleeing areas in Sindh province on Saturday as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns.For nearly a month torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods, moving steadily from north to south in Pakistan, affecting a fifth of the volatile country and 17 million of its 167 million...
HYDERABAD: Authorities ordered nearly half-a-million people to evacuate nearby towns on Thursday as rising floods threatened further havoc in Sindh. In a late night development, authorities ordered all residents of Thatta city to evacuate to safer places as water levels rose.
Pakistan ordered nearly half a million people to evacuate towns on Thursday as rising floods threaten further havoc in a country straining to cope after its worst humanitarian disaster.Country’s worst humanitarian catastrophe has affected more than 17 million people, while officials warn that millions are at risk from water-borne diseases and food shortages.