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Flood in Pakistan 2010 (part 4) - Humanitarian situation Critical

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Flood in Pakistan 2010 (part 4) - Humanitarian situation Critical

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  1. Pakistan's humanitarian situation critical The floods affected some 20 million people - They need our Help – PLEASE DONATE to Non-Governemental and non-extremist organisations

  2. 23 August 2010 Pakistan's humanitarian situation critical - UN The UN in Pakistan has described the humanitarian situation caused by the flood disaster as critical. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been affected during Pakistan’s worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the widespread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. A list of humanitarian organisations that are accepting cash donations for flood response efforts in Pakistan can be found at http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/interaction-members-respond-floods-pakistan They need our Help – Donate !

  3. Pakistani man, right, recites phrases from the Quran, Islam's holy book, as he and others work in the water to re-enforce a levee to protect the city of Shadad Kot from rising flood waters, in Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Workers piled stones and sandbags to plug leaks in a levee protecting a pair of southern Pakistani cities Monday, as the floods that have destroyed homes, farmland and livelihoods moved slowly toward the sea.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  4. Displaced people who survive heavy floods live in a tents, clean left over of chickens to cook their meals in Nowshera, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Workers piled stones and sandbags to plug leaks in a levee protecting a pair of southern Pakistani cities Monday, as the floods that have destroyed homes, farmland and livelihoods moved slowly toward the sea.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

  5. A young flood survivor stands beside burning tires as residents blocked a road to express their anger against the government for allegedly neglecting to give them food, clothing and temporary shelter at Kot Addu town, Muzaffargarh district, southern Punjab province, Pakistan on Monday Aug. 23, 2010. Weeks after massive downpours first battered northern Pakistan, submerging tens of thousands of square miles, killing about 1,500 people and leaving millions homeless, those floodwaters are still sweeping downriver and through the south, adding one more layer of misery to people long accustomed to hardship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  6. Pakistani flood-affected children stand in a queue to get relief food at a food distribution center on the outskirts of Nowshera, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Workers piled stones and sandbags to plug leaks in a levee protecting a pair of southern Pakistani cities Monday, as the floods that have destroyed homes, farmland and livelihoods moved slowly toward the sea. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

  7. An aerial view taken from an Afghan army rescue helicopter show a mosque inundated with floodwaters at a village in Shahdadkot district on August 23, 2010. Authorities in Pakistan battled on August 23 to save a city in the flood-devastated southern province of Sindh after a mass evacuation as floodwaters threatened to wreak further havoc. The near month-long floods have killed 1,500 people and affected up to 20 million nationwide in the country's worst natural disaster, with the threat of disease ever-present in the miserable camps sheltering penniless survivors. AFP PHOTO/ ASIF HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)

  8. A Pakistani man walks with a boy as they wade through floodwaters near the village of Basira in Punjab on August 22, 2010. UN agencies stepped up calls for donors to deliver on their pledges for Pakistan to prevent what UN chief Ban Ki-moon called a "slow-motion tsunami" from wreaking further catastrophe. Torrential monsoon rains unleashed the worst floods for 80 years, affecting 20 million people and an area the size of England in Pakistan's worst natural disaster that has already created economic, political and humanitarian chaos. AFP PHOTO/Pedro UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

  9. Tents are set up at a camp for Pakistani families displaced by floods organized by the Pakistan Army in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  10. A Pakistani boy swims as he tries to keep his food dry in a flooded area near Basira village in Punjab on August 22, 2010. UN agencies stepped up calls for donors to deliver on their pledges for Pakistan to prevent what UN chief Ban Ki-moon called a "slow-motion tsunami" from wreaking further catastrophe. Torrential monsoon rains unleashed the worst floods for 80 years, affecting 20 million people and an area the size of England in Pakistan's worst natural disaster that has already created economic, political and humanitarian chaos. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Pedro UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

  11. A young girl, a Pakistani flood survivor sleeps under a net to avoid flies in a makeshift tent set-up in the mid-section of a main highway in Camp Karoona near Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. The world has given or pledged more than $800 million to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, the foreign minister said Sunday, as a surging river in the south led authorities to urge thousands more people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

  12. A Pakistani flood survivor girl eats food, at a camp in Sukkur, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. The world has given or pledged more than $800 million to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, the foreign minister said Sunday, as a surging river in the south led authorities to urge thousands more people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

  13. Pakistani families, who fled their area due to heavy flooding, jostle for relief food at a camp in Hyderabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. The world has given or pledged more than $800 million to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, the foreign minister said Sunday, as a surging river in the south led authorities to urge thousands more people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)

  14. Pakistani families, who fled their area of Kamber due to heavy flooding, arrive at a camp in Hyderabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. The world has given or pledged more than $800 million to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, the foreign minister said Sunday, as a surging river in the south led authorities to urge thousands more people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)

  15. Flood victims line up for relief goods at flood-hit Muzaffargarh district, Pakistan on Sunday Aug. 22, 2010. The world has given or pledged more than $800 million to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, Pakistan's foreign minister said Sunday, as a surging river in the south led authorities to urge thousands more people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  16. A Pakistani baby opens her mouth as her mother drops water to keep her from dehydration at an evacuation center for flood victims in Multan, Pakistan on Sunday Aug. 22, 2010. The world has given or pledged more than $800 million to help Pakistan cope with massive floods, Pakistan's foreign minister said Sunday, as a surging river in the south led authorities to urge thousands more people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  17. A young Pakistani boy suffering from diarrhea and malnourishment sits on the floor as he awaits treatment after evacuating a flooded area, at the hospital in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  18. A Pakistani girl flood victim carries drinking water across a damaged road at Baseera, Punjab Province, Pakistan on Saturday Aug. 21, 2010. About 150,000 Pakistanis were forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a government spokesman said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  19. A displaced Pakistani girl eats bread in her tent at a camp for flood-affected people in Razzakabad on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. About 150,000 Pakistanis were forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a government spokesman said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

  20. Pakistani men struggle as they carry a sheep across a flooded road in Baseera, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  21. MUZAFFARGARH, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 20: A baby, held by his mother, is crushed between villagers who, displaced from their homes by flooding, fight for bags of flour during relief distribution on August 20, 2010 on the outskirts of Muzaffargarh in Punjab, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been affected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the widespread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

  22. MUZAFFARGARH, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 19: Villagers, displaced from their homes by flooding, set in for the night on higher ground on August 19, 2010 on the outskirts of Muzaffargarh in Punjab, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

  23. MUZAFFARGARH, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 20: A boy holds his hands out as local volunteers hand out food relief on August 20, 2010 on the outskirts of Muzaffargarh in Punjab, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been affected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the widespread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

  24. AERIAL OVER SINDH, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 20: A small town is completely surrounded by water on August 20, 2010, near Ghouspur, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)

  25. TUL, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 20: Pakistani flood victims line up for a food distribution watching World Food Program (WFP) aid being unloaded from a Pakistan Army helicopter on August 20, 2010 in Tul, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)

  26. TUL, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 20: A Pakistani woman starts to cry after an Army helicopter arrives with food aid from World Food Program (WFP) on August 20, 2010 in Tul,Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)

  27. SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 19: Desperate flood victims scramble for some aid given out by the Pakistan military at a tent camp August 19, 2010 in Sukkur , Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

  28. SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 19: Flood victims run after a truck that the Pakistan military was using to give away aid at a tent camp August 19, 2010 in Sukkur, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

  29. SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 19: Displaced flood victims sit in a tent making tea over a fire at a camp August 19, 2010 in Sukkur, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

  30. SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 20: A Pakistani flood victim peers out from a Pakistan Army helicopter that will take them to Jacobabad on August 20, 2010 in Sukkur , Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been effected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the scope of the wide spread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images)

  31. Pakistanis displaced by flooding wait in line for food at a temporary camp and aid distribution center of the Pakistan Army in the inundated city of Jacobabad, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  32. Pakistanis crowd around a Pakistan Army helicopter during a drop of much needed food supplies to the flood encircled village of Tul in , Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  33. Pakistanis displaced by flooding sit in a Pakistan Army helicopter as they are flown to a temporary camp and aid distribution center in Jacobabad, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  34. Families carry their children across a flooded road in Baseera, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  35. Pakistanis displaced by flooding wait in line for food at a temporary camp and aid distribution center in the inundated city of Jacobabad, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  36. A Pakistani family stand on their farm compound surrounded by flood waters as seen from a Pakistan Navy helicopter during an emergency aid distribution, near Bachel in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Augu. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  37. A Pakistani man reaches out from behind a truck during the distribution of relief goods for flood victims at Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Weeks after massive downpours first battered northern Pakistan, submerging tens of thousands of square miles, killing about 1,500 people and leaving millions homeless, those floodwaters are still sweeping downriver and through the south, adding one more layer of misery to people long accustomed to hardship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  38. Wind from a Pakistan Navy helicopter blows furniture into the water as a man stands on top of the roof of his isolated house surrounded by flood waters during an emergency aid distribution, near Bachel in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  39. A young Pakistani boy displaced by flooding is washed by relatives outside at a camp in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  40. A Pakistani volunteer fills milk in glasses for devotees to break their fast during Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)

  41. Pakistani flood affected villagers sit in the rubble of their houses, in Aza Kheil near Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. International aid for Pakistani flood victims is coming in slowly compared to other recent disasters despite the massive number of people affected and the potential for dire economic consequences in a country key to Western hopes in the fight against Islamist extremists. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

  42. Pakistanis crowd around a Pakistan Army helicopter as it lands during a drop of much needed food supplies from the United Nations World Food Program to the flood encircled village of Tul in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  43. Pakistani boys displaced by flooding roll around in the mud as they play outside at a camp in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  44. Pakistani men stand amongst flooded houses as seen from a Pakistan Army helicopter in a heavily flooded area near Jacobabad, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  45. A Pakistani girl looks as she waits to cross a flooded road with her family in Baseera, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  46. Trucks are stranded on main highway flooded by water in Baseera near Multan, Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban.(AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

  47. Flood survivors collect their belonging amid of rubble of their houses as water recede in Aza Kheil, Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Massive flooding in Pakistan appears to be draining support for the already-weak civilian government while boosting the powerful military, a blow to U.S. and domestic hopes for a strong Pakistani democracy capable of undercutting the allure of al-Qaida and the Taliban.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

  48. A young Pakistani boy displaced by flooding stands near relatives outside at a camp in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  49. Pakistanis displaced by flooding fight for blankets during an aid distribution by the Pakistani Air Force at a temporary camp set up for residents who had to flee their homes in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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