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Pakistan Flood Survivors Crowd Into Shelters

   VOA News 02 August 2010
   People  carry  their  belongings as heavy flood destroy their homes in
   Nowshera, Pakistan, 02 Aug 2010

Photo: AP

   People  carry  their  belongings as heavy flood destroy their homes in
   Nowshera, Pakistan, 02 Aug 2010

   Survivors of Pakistan's floods continued Monday to make their way into
   the  country's already overcrowded shelters, as Pakistan recovers from
   its worst flood in generations.

   On  Sunday, the death toll reached 1,100 people. Officials have warned
   the casualty count will likely rise.

   The  Pakistani  army  has deployed some 30,000 troops who have rescued
   more than 20,000 people.

   However,  officials  say thousands of stranded villagers still need to
   be rescued.

   United  Nations  Secretary  General  Ban  Ki-moon  said  he is "deeply
   saddened"  by the significant loss of Pakistani lives, livelihoods and
   infrastructure.

   The  U.N.  estimates that one million people across Pakistan have been
   affected by the disaster.

   Local officials say the widespread devastation was caused by a week of
   monsoon  rains,  with  the  province  of  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the
   hardest hit.

   Authorities  say  they  fear  an  outbreak of waterborne diseases like
   diarrhea and cholera.

   A number of countries and the U.N. have pledged humanitarian aid.

   In  neighboring  Afghanistan,  flood  waters  have killed more than 60
   people.

   Afghan  and  NATO  forces  said they were using helicopters to conduct
   rescues   and   distribute   aid  to  the  worst-affected  regions  of
   Afghanistan,  including  the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar,
   bordering Pakistan.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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