National Public Radio: About 800,000 people have been cut off by floods in Pakistan and are reachable only by air, the United Nations said Tuesday, adding it needs at least 40 more helicopters to ferry lifesaving aid to increasingly desperate people. The appeal was an indication of the massive problems facing the relief effort in Pakistan more than three weeks after the floods hit the country, affecting more than 17 million people and raising concerns about possible social unrest and political ......
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800,000 Stranded By Floods In Pakistan, U.N. Says
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 24th, 2010
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