Torrential rains kill 88, displace 8m people
Monday, 05 September, 2011 01:45:25 PM
Torrential monsoon rains in southeast Pakistan have killed 88 and left eight million people displaced.
According to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority on Sunday, most of the affected people are living in relief camps the government has set up.
Food and other supplies are being provided and the United Nations, as well as Pakistani military forces are taking part in rescue operations.
365mm of rain has reportedly hit the nation over the past four days.
Many residents in the province of Sindh are living without power, while close to 15-hundred people in Punjab are suffering from the infectious tropical disease, dengue fever.
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