TOPSHOTS- Pakistani flood survivors try to catch food bags from an army helicopter in Lal Pir on August 7, 2010. Pakistan raced to evacuate families threatened with fresh floods, as heavy rains worsened the disaster in its second week, with up to 15 million people already affected. SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 7: A girl floats her brother across flood waters whilst salvaging valuables from their flood ravaged home on August 7, 2010 in the village of Bux Seelro near to Sukkur, Pakistan. Rescue workers and armed forces continued rescue operations in Pakistan's heartland province of Sindh. Local residents across Sindh and Punjab are expected to be hit hard with waters expected to rise dramatically. Deadly flooding across Pakistan, has claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people and has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes, in what is the country's worst floods since 1929. Aid organisations estimate that over 3 million people have been affected by flooding. SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 7: A boy sleeps on a make-shift bed as flood waters surround his family home on August 7, 2010 in the village of Bux Seelro near to Sukkur, Pakistan. Rescue workers and armed forces continued rescue operations in Pakistan's heartland province of Sindh. Local residents across Sindh and Punjab are expected to be hit hard with waters expected to rise dramatically. Deadly flooding across Pakistan, has claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people and has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes, in what is the country's worst floods since 1929. Aid organisations estimate that over 3 million people have been affected by flooding. SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 7: A boat is lowered into flood waters as joint Pakistan Army and Navy operations prepare to head out on August 7, 2010 in the village of Ali Wahan near to Sukkur, Pakistan. Rescue workers and armed forces continued rescue operations evacuating thousands in Pakistan's heartland province of Sindh. Local residents across Sindh and Punjab are expected to be hit hard with waters expected to rise over an estimated two feet. Deadly flooding across Pakistan, has claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people and has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes, in what is the country's worst floods since 1929. Aid organisations estimate that over 3 million people have been affected by flooding. US Army Staff Sargeant Matthew Kingsbury, from Bravo Company 2/3 Aviation, looks down at a flooded area while in flight on board a CH-47 heavy-lift helicopter in Swat Valley on August 10, 2010. The United States has sent four Chinooks and two Blackhawks to Pakistan, which fly with a representative of the Pakistani military on board. Torrential monsoon rains have lashed Pakistan for two weeks, triggering catastrophic flooding that the UN says has affected 13.8 million people, in a disaster eclipsing the 2004 tsunami that killed 220,000 across Asia. NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 2: A family evacuating Nowshera waits in traffic as other residents block the road in pursuit of relief supplies on August 2, 2010 in Nowshera, Pakistan. Rescue workers and troops in northwest Pakistan struggled to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods since 1929, according to officials. Heavy monsoon rains have triggered severe, deadly flooding in Northwest Pakistan, claiming the lives of more than 1,100 people and forcing thousands from their homes. The International Red Cross estimates that around two and half million people nationwide are affected by the disaster. Pakistani flood survivors receive donated food at a relief camp established by local volunteers on the outskirts of Sukkur on August 9, 2010. Around 13.8 million people have been affected by massive floods in Pakistan, making the scale of the disaster worse than the devastating 2004 tsunami, a UN official said. |
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