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Severe flooding in Pakistan

It is only the start of the monsoon season, but already Pakistan is experiencing some of the worst flooding it has seen in over

80 years. Entire villages have been washed away, an early estimate of over 1,600 deaths so far and over 2 million displaced or

otherwise affected. Not only is the immediate water damage causing havoc, the floods have inundated crop-producing areas,dealing a crippling blow to the agricultural-based economy and threatening a food crisis. The Pakistani government now

struggles to rescue and provide aid to millions - while still fighting with militant Islamist forces in many of the hardest-hit

regions. With even more heavy rains predicted in the coming days, here are a handful of recent photographs of Pakistanis as

they cope with this latest disaster. (41 photos total)

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A boy hangs on to the front of a cargo truck while passing through a flooded road in Risalpur, located in Nowshera District in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province July

30, 2010. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif)

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Men take refuge on a boat during heavy rain in Pakistan's Nowshera District on July 29, 2010. (REUTERS/K. Parvez) #2




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Residents watch water pour through a street on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan on July 28, 2010. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images) #3




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Pakistani villagers move to high ground escaping a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) #4

Nimra, a three-year-old girl, who was rescued along with her family from Kaalam in the northern area, kisses the window glass of an army helicopter after their arrivalat Khuazakhela in Swat district located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province on August 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood) #5




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Residents stand by flood water that entered a residential area of Muzaffarabad, Pakistan on July 30, 2010. (SAJJAD QAYYUM/AFP/Getty Images) #7




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An aerial view of a man and his animals surrounded by floodwater in Taunsa near Multan, Pakistan, flooded on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer) #8

A Pakistani villager struggles to reach his village through a fast-moving flood water caused by heavy monsoon rain in Bakhtiarabad, 250 km (155 mi) north of Quetta,Pakistan on Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Fida Hussain) #9




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An aerial view shows Nowshera city submerged in flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) #10




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A Pakistani volunteer uses a small boat to evacuate locals in a flood-hit area of Nowshera on July 30, 2010. (A. MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images) #11




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Pakistani flood survivors cross a bridge near a damaged home in Medain, a town of Swat valley on August 2, 2010. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images) #12

Pakistan army soldiers pass a baby across a channel in the floodwater as they help people flee from their flooded village following heavy monsoon rains inTaunsa, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer) #13




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Villagers try to catch trees floating in the flooded Nelum river in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir on Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Aftab Ahmed)#14




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Residents help a man untie a chicken from his neck after he evacuated his flooded home with the fowl by swimming to higher grounds in Nowshera, Pakistan onAugust 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif) #15




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A family being rescued by army soldiers passes a cargo truck with men on top taking shelter from heavy floods in Nowshera, Pakistan on July 31, 2010.(REUTERS/Adrees Latif) #16




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A soldier evacuating residents carries a flood victim to a helicopter in Sanawa, Pakistan's on August 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Stringer) #17




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A Pakistani boy named Jeeshan stands outside his tent in a camp set up by the Pakistani army inside a college on the outskirts of Nowshera on August 2, 2010.(BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images) #18




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Pakistani flood survivors line up beside a damaged bridge in Medain, a town of Swat Valley on August 2, 2010. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images) #19




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A boy is flung back by the force of a Pakistan Air Force helicopter rotors as it drops wa ter supplies to residents on August 2, 2010 in Nowshera, Pakistan. (DanielBerehulak/Getty Images) #20




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Evacuees wade through a flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Saeed Ahmad) #21




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People wait to cross a flooded road in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad) #22




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A boy walks through flood destroyed homes on August 4, 2010 in Pabbi, near Nowshera, Pakistan. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #23

A family portrait is seen, attached to a bookcase buried in mud on August 4, 2010 in Pabbi, Pakistan. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #

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An aerial view of floodwater covering the land as far as the eye can see, around Taunsa near Multan, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)#25




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A flood survivor carries a soaked mat in a flooded area of Nowshera on August 3, 2010. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images) #26




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A man gathers up some of his belongings outside his flooded house in Nowshera, Pakistan on August 2, 2010. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images) #27




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Pakistani women pray at sunset by the Ravi river in Lahore on August 2, 2010. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images) #28




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A boy sits on a bed as his family members salvage belongings from their destroyed house in Pabbi, Pakistan on August 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood) #29

Flood victims line up to collect relief supplies from the Army in Nowshera, Pakistan on August 2, 2010. Islamist charities, some with suspected ties to militants,stepped in on Monday to provide aid for Pakistanis hit by the worst flooding in memory, piling pressure on a government criticized for its response to the disasterthat has so far killed more than 1,000 people. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif) #

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Flood-affected people jostle for food relief in Nowshera in northwest Pakistan on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) #31




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Children, whose families have declined to be rescued, wade in rising flood waters on August 6, 2010 in the village of Panu Akil, near Sukkur, Pakistan. Rescueworkers and armed forces continued rescue operations evacuating thousands in Pakistan's heartland province of S indh. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #34




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Residents evacuate to safety in a flood-hit area of Nowshera, Pakistan on July 30, 2010. (A. MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images) #35




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Onlookers perched on a damaged bridge watch a flood survivor use a rope to cross the river in Chakdara in Pakistan's Swat Valley on August 3, 2010.(STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images) #36

A young flood survivor cools herself with water at a makeshift camp in Nowshera, Pakistan on August 5, 2010. (FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A man tries to cross a makeshift bridge to escape his flooded home in Nowshera, Pakistan on July 31, 2010. (REUTERS/Ad rees Latif) #38




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A Pakistan army helicopter evacuates stranded villagers in Nowshera, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) #39




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A family takes refuge on top of a mosque while awaiting rescue from flood waters in Sanawa, a town located in the Muzaffar Ghar district of Pakistan's Punjabprovince on August 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Stringer) #40




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A woman yells as her child is evacuated from the roof of a mosque where residents were taking refuge from flood waters in Sanawa, Pakistan on August 5, 2010.(REUTERS/Stringer) #41

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30 One word: Heartbreaking.

Posted by 7eba August 6, 2010 03:42 PM

31 ALLAH YARDIMCINIZ OLSUN KARDESLERIMIZ.HERSEY ALLAHDAN.BUDA GECER

INSALLAH...........

ALLAH SAVE BROEDER PAKISTAN

Posted by Mehmet ozsoy .turkiye August 6, 2010 03:57 PM

32 @ Anonymous --- You simply put of the dirt in your mind about Pakistan here.

People are in crisis instead of praying for them you start your shop here. Your comments hurt me alot. I

am a Pakistani and i Love Pakistan till the last pint of blood.

I am very thankful to people with generous comments.

Posted by shakeel August 6, 2010 04:06 PM

33 Some people are crazy.... stop judging Pakistani citizens who cannot be blamed for few idiotic persons

who have acted inhuman.

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God save his own creation , whether its Pakistan or India...

Posted by MJ_INDIAN August 6, 2010 04:10 PM

34 @Anonymous - your comments are DISGUSTING...if a flood were to hit your country, you being one of

the millions of individuals who suffered this crisis, and I say that I am numbed by the pain since your

country is causing chaos around this planet, I'm sure you'd think otherwise...pathetic

Posted by az August 6, 2010 04:42 PM

35 It's a good thing Hillary Clinton gave that $10 (yes, ten dollars) to help these poor people.

Seem unbelievable? Look here:

http://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/112733-hillary-clinton-texts-a-10-donation-to-pakistan-

flood-relief

What a fine example of a human being we have as the head of our state department.

Posted by LibertyJuggernaut August 6, 2010 04:45 PM

36 I have no words for this misery people of Pakistan are going through nowadays. I have lived there 32

years ago. What a beautiful country I have seen ! Now it is nearly worn out and damaged and suffering.

I am only sad and I pray for those who are affected by the floods. Nobody in Europe can imagine such a

situation...

Posted by Johanna August 6, 2010 05:29 PM

37 Great pictures! Horrible disaster! Doesn't matter where flooding occurs, its always heart wrenching towatch people suffer.

Picture # 1, That boy is going to get hurt pretty bad if that truck runs over a submerged debris. From

what I have read, most of the houses in the affected areas are made out of mud, clay and straws. Those

houses never stood a chance against rushing flood waters. I hope the red crescent send tonnes of badly

need food, shelters and medicine.

On a lighter side, young Pakistani men are not bad to look at. #21 #35

Posted by E. Lynko August 6, 2010 05:37 PM

38 Pakistani people's are very innocent.. pakisatni people wants peace in country and also arround the

world,

pakistani people wants to help with those people's who's in hardel.. pakistani people did help intra

country or inter countries.. InshAllah will be continuing help for all people's arround the world.. now

pakistani people among the flood,,

my request to All Muslim's countries please help with pakistani people's..

Posted by ASHRAF KUST UNIVERSITY KOHAT August 6, 2010 05:44 PM

39 Photos are too fine to render horror of disaster. They look like a tourist's brochure. Unfortunately, they

show the reality...

Posted by Resolut August 6, 2010 05:47 PM

40 ;( these pictures are awsome but i think these r very small quantity of pics many people killed in these

flood my eyes have tears and please friends pray for Pakistan they have many problems every city have

problem but some killing, plane crash, terrorism, flood, electricity, they face shortage of electricity

every poor person just thinking for suicide well in the end i pray plz God Allah Christ Bhagvan save

Pakistan Pakistan zindabad

Posted by ismail zaidi August 6, 2010 06:17 PM

41 What the people of this actual earth civilization didn't understood is that you cannot play with themother nature too long.

Hope, strength and compassion for the Pakistani people.

The pictures tell more then 1000 words.

Posted by shambu August 6, 2010 06:28 PM

42 @35, oh yes, I'm certain that $10 is definitely the total sum of her past and current efforts on behalf of

Pakistan. It's a public gesture of encouragement to give, you nimrod -- but then you knew that, and you

ust enjoy spreading bottom-barrel, substanceless criticism).

Posted by Robin Michael August 6, 2010 07:34 PM

43 This (disaster) could happen anywhere else.




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FAILED caountry.

This comment is for @anon comment #14

Posted by abu aysha August 6, 2010 07:44 PM

44 THIS IS MY COUNTRY, THESE ARE MY PEOPLE, THIS IS MY LAND, BUT I COUNT NOT DO

ANYTHING FOR THEM IN THIS DISASTER, ALL ARE HELPLESS LOOKING FOR HELP, LOOKING

FOR SO CALLED AND THIRD CLASS LEADERS.GOD BLESS PAKISTAN GOD BLESS PAKISTANI PEOPLES, I NEVER SEEN THIS HIGH FLOOD IN

HISTORY. ALL OVER THE WORLD THIS TIME PAKISTAN UNDER NATURAL AND UNNATURAL

DISASTER. EVERY PROVENCE TRAP IN TERROR. EVERY COMMON MAN IN TERROR THEIR

EYES LOOKING ON SKY.... AND PRAYING TO GOD,

PLEASE GOD HELP THESE PEOPLE HELP THEM IN THIS VERY BAD AND WORSE SITUATION...

I HAVE MANY WORD FOR THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS SITUATION BUT I DONT

HAVE COURAGE TO SAY ANY THING MORE................................

Posted by ANIS August 6, 2010 08:07 PM

45 This shows the power of mother nature. These people need help. They lost their homes, their furniture,

everything. It is not about opinions, it is about compasion.

They will not have access to drinkable water or food in months. Roades were also destroyed.

You should step out of your bubble and stand on these peoples feet so you can enjoy more your

situation.

Posted by Sergio August 6, 2010 08:10 PM

46 Aye what a sad day for the Americans on this board. I am appalled and embarrassed at the negative

comments. It pleases my heart to see the prayers(whatever religion), the thoughts for the suffering

(whatever religion), the hope that can survive(whatever religion). My heart breaks at these pictures,

and they are relatively calm pictures for the disaster the people of Pakistan are currently living. How

sickening Abby. To keep your fingers crossed? As thousands of people die? You keep your fingers

crossed. You would see these innocent peoples die for one man? Haven't enough died?

Props to Stephen for a truthful insight!

Posted by Ankhamorad August 6, 2010 08:45 PM

47 Great photos. We learn a lot from such as these.

Posted by Bruce August 6, 2010 09:16 PM

48 I wonder how much disaster aid China, North Korea, Iran and Russia will send to Pakistan.

Or England, France and Germany for that matter.

I wonder when USA will stop tring to save everyone around the world and put the money to work right

here within our borders for our own school systems.

It's sad there is suffering in Pakistan with the flooding.

Same can be said for here in USA.

I see more people in world villifying the USA than ever before and yet USA still sends help.

Wise up Congress! Keep our aid money right here and let the other countries I mentioned step up to the

plate and help.

It doesn't look like aid will be sent for comrades from China. Why should they? Stupid Americans will

borrow money from Chinese to give to Pakistan. USA taxpayers will pay the interest.

Posted by Ovalhed August 6, 2010 09:19 PM

49 @LibertyJuggernaut - Hillary did it to encourage American's to do it for a specific program to send $10

at a time to the UN High Commissioner.

You're pathetic attack on her shows just how bankrupt political hacks as yourself are to use a disaster

like this to attack someone you hate irrationally.

I have friends in Pakistan. You did them a disservice as you did America. You should be ashamed. But

you no doubt are too full of self-righteious hatred to even consider the possibility.

Posted by Eric August 6, 2010 09:47 PM

50 To all those advocating prayer, how about asking for something...you know...uh..useful? God doesn't

exist; never has and never will. Grow up already and realize there is no magic sky daddy looking out for

you and solve your own damn problems.




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51 :'(

Posted by Anonymous August 6, 2010 10:27 PM

52 where are all the women in the photos?

Posted by just sayin' August 6, 2010 11:05 PM

53 #14 You are being heartless. You are most likely from the US because of the pseudo redneck attitude I

sense. Natural disasters strike, sometimes worse than what was thought possible. I know you can't seepast your nose, but these are people like yourself and myself, your average citizen of a country who live

and work in the country you are born in. We are no better or worse than them.

Just remember Katrina hit the south and look how many people died and suffered? And the US is

supposedly a 1st world nation. No country can adequately be prepared to the full extent for every

disaster. Can they? I live in Los Angeles and if / when we get hit by a major earthquake I have no faith

there will be adequate support to handle the tragedy.

Please all of you people who think posting political bias comments, think twice about it and be a human

being for once.

Posted by JM August 6, 2010 11:05 PM

54 Look at Pic no.15 I cant understand why this guy tied a chicken on his neck in that crucial time.... I

Guess He is Chicken Lover :p

Posted by us August 6, 2010 11:33 PM

55 oh my god...it's a big disaster

god protect all people.

I am from argentina, is terribly painful to see so many people suffer.

God Protect them.

pray allah

my heart is also suffering.

Posted by casey August 6, 2010 11:46 PM

56 i feel bad for the innocent.. but for the evil ones there. and yes.. I PERSONALLY know evil ones there.. i

pray this shows them they need to mend their horrible evil ways..i can now sleep knowing that the

ones .. who i knew.. the ones who valued money and possessions over family.. over BLOOD>... now

have to start over.. as i also had to do cause of them..

( sorry.. lots of goood ppl there.. just not around me)

Posted by m August 7, 2010 12:33 AM

57 Heartbreaking ....... :(

Posted by Anonymous August 7, 2010 12:33 AM

58 to commentor 54.. think about it.. a flood.. no food... if he lets the only food available die.. he has

nothing to feed anyone when he gets out of that water..

survival..

and chicken there.. is not eaten daily by the . poorer class people. they r lucky to get it every few weeks.

unlike most of us around the world..

its the MOST expensive meat there. and he cant carry larger animals. can he??

Posted by M August 7, 2010 12:36 AM

59 #54 this shows you these poor peoples desperation ... save whatever you can.. maybe the chicken got in

his way... what a horrible position to be in.. God Bless Pakistan

Posted by fahad August 7, 2010 12:38 AM

60 @35, alright, so how much have you donated? Would you have known of the specific charity

demonstrated by Clinton had it not been published as news when she texted in?

@48, China has committed 10 million yuan, plus immediate emergency service personnel, tents,

medicine, and evacuation assistance. The other countries you list (save for North Korea -- are you

ignorant?) have also stepped up to help Pakistan.

You say the US should keep our aid dollars local in these dire situations -- do you not realize that many

of these countries you've singled out have also helped the US when we needed help? For example, justPeople are truly blind, the title of the post is the big picture, the point is to look beyond petty politicsPlease donate for flood victims at:@60 Thanks Katie. You presented my country's case really well. We need help to save our futureMay ALLAH save the Muslims every where, mercy upon dead people. !I wait for this to happen us in the western world too. Why do we think we are invincible!? This is soonPakistan's only hardluck is its lack of sincere leadership, of which current one should be the last persongood info from #60 Katie .. everyone should help each other in bad time .. this what humanism teachgood said ... by #61 Bassione ... Zardari is the most irresponsible & Irritate leader in the world.To #54 : Oh yeah so funny huh? Saving a chicken! Well guess what, it's probably the only possession heI am very happay to find pictuers about nowshera floodIt is really a disaster for all people. Everyone should give what we can to help them."Residents help a man untie a chicken from his neck"Every pakistani citizen is made in the image and likeness of Almigthy God and deserves the love andI hope we are moved enough care and helpMay all brothers and sisters help one another in times of such great need ! Gratitude to every singleWe are praying not to a false god who is a god that requires peopleDear God in heaven, please pray for Pakistan. May God have mercy for His people in Pakistan.All those pics of damaged houses .. houses built on flood plains, where no house should be built. I knowImpresionante los retratos de la dura situacin, la foto 29 refleja una gran tristeza en los pequeos.@Comment No.13: Carson, you serious?terribbleCan Americans[and others] ever stop being so self- centred, ignorant, narrow minded, arrogant,Forget about Politics and terrorists. common people are suffering here, it can happen to any one acrossHope the whole world come forward and helps these helpless people!GOD SAVE PAKISTANnatural events like this reaffirm we are one people on a planet spinning in space. Our survival in the endTensed and Very sad to see all this but the rescue efforts in pakistan are not adequate to cope in thisALLAH ... PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON YOUR PEOPLE ....This is not becuase of mother nature, we pakistan leader had 60 to built the nation, built dams, but theyEven in this hour of destruction in Pakistan, we (the one watching these heart-wrenching pics) areHeartbreaking, god help you Pakistan .Does anyone know what type of Camera is being USED?Does God exist?Please know that the whole planet will soon see this uprising of water. Somehow, someway, I know that the Pakistanis will find a way to blame the United States for thisCan these really count as 'natural' disasters?The earth is going crazy.This is terrible. Poor people.May Allah help these people and every single person should donat as much as he can to help theseBeats me how any human beings can still believe in a kind, merciful and loving god!This is our test as a nation and we ll have to prove that we are one nation and can rescue our nationHeartbreaking, god help you Pakistan .YA ALLAH HUM PER APNA RAHM AND KARAM FURMAE AGAR HUWM SE KHATA HOE HO TOGod bless Our Country. Please donate generously for them.yea God exist read Quran you will find his miracles.While people have forgetten him thats why he sends In response to Ovalhed (48) - actually according to the stats, England have given 10 in pounds stirling,Climate scientists have predicted that along with gradually rising average temperatures, we wouldNo.YA ALLAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The people of Pakistan refuse to sell their morals, religious values and culture, just to be like the west. [email protected] said. it is hard to imagine the tragedy and the scale at which this destruction took placeGood rains in Pakistan, f...kSomebody please save the women. Deliver them from oppression and grant them basic human rights.WAKE UP PAKISTAN.....its now or never...where are u people...where is the spirit wen earthquakeMay God help Pakistanis in this their hour of need.feels really bad after looking at these pictures.... :(ALLAH APNA KARM KAR...........TU RAHEIM HAI TU KAREIM HAI TERI ZAAT SAB SAY AZEEMITS VERY SAD PICTURES OF MY COUNTRY BUT I WILL ASSURE ALL OF U THAT WE WILL NOTA country with nuclear weapons should be excluded from international aid. Their irresponsible Where are the women? Look at the photos!SAD SAD SAD SAD !!!wayne. if that is your belief, then if the same happened to britain, would you not want the world toIf there was a god, why would he mercilessly kill thousands and of people violently, by filling their lungsPlease tell me that the family, or at least the mother, was evacuated with the baby in the last photo.




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in the aftermath of Katrina:

China offered close to 30 million yuan, Iraq offered 20 mil barrels of crude oil, and Russia was one of

the first to come to our aid with evacuation planes/equipment, medical equipment, a water-cleansing

system, rescue helicopters, 10 coordinators, 50 rescuers, and 6 tons of drinking water.

As for the other countries you mention...

The UK contributed 500,000 ration packs (valued at 3 mil euros), search/rescue equipment, medical

experts, engineers, high-volume pumps, and many many more skilled personnel with disaster

management, emergency response, and medical training. They also pledged releasing an extra 2.2 mil

barrels to the world market to offset rising gas prices thanks to the shut down of refiners.

France offered to help but they were denied at first. When we finally went crawling back to request the

aid we had refused earlier, France gave a large number of tents, beds, generators, pumps, purification

stations, and other materials. They sent over 100 experts trained in catastrophy intervention. Theyoffered 2 ships and 8 planes-worth of medical assistance/facilities. French non-governmental

organizations stepped up to offer emergency telecom and water management services.

Germany immediately sent 25 tons of food rations, with subsequent planes also landing afterwards.

Germany offered assistance with airlifting, vaccinations, water purification, medical supplies (including

German air force hospital planes), generators, and pumps. The German air force scrambled to help

deliver these materials, also aided by chartered jets from the German gov't. The Minister-President of

the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate offered financial assistance to US servicemen who were

stationed in US bases there who had families that were affected by the flooding.

You speak out of anger and ignorance. Please do your research before you attack both our ally countries

and those who offer to help other human beings IN SPITE of political differences. I hope you decide to

offer emergency assistance to the Pakistanis; even they donated $1 million to the US after Katrina as

well as providing a team of medical doctors.

Posted by Katie August 7, 2010 01:08 AM

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Pakistan must not allow Zardari's plane to land.He does not care about Pakistani people.

Posted by Bassione August 7, 2010 01:24 AM


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