Observer: Two weeks into the worst natural disaster in its history, Pakistan is braced for further flooding as waters in the upper reaches of the swollen Indus river reach critical levels. With more than 1,600 people confirmed dead and as many as 20 million made homeless, the country is reeling from the scale of the catastrophe wrought by torrential monsoon rains. The prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, said Pakistan now faced challenges similar to those during the 1947 partition of the ......
Read Complete Article at Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed
Pakistan floods: Aid trickles in for victims as cholera spreads in Pakistan’s worst-ever floods
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 14th, 2010
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.