Video: Fresh flooding in crisis-hit Pakistan

As new floods cause further suffering for the population the US special envoy to Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, visits the country for the first time since the natural disaster hit. (Sept. 15, 2010) Fresh Flooding in Crisis Hit Pakistan Technorati Tags: flood,monsoon,Asia,global warming,climate change,climate refugees

Twenty-five more villages submerged in Pakistan

By Qurban Ali KhushikWednesday, 15 Sep, 2010 DADU: Twenty-five more villages in Sehwan and Johi came under water on Tuesday as the level continued to go up in the Manchhar lake, triggered by floodwater coming from the Tori bund breach. The rising water level continued to exert pressure on the lake embankment from Zero Point […]

The Great Pakistani Deluge never happened

By Juan ColeSeptember 9, 2010 The Great Deluge in Pakistan passed almost unnoticed in the United States despite President Obama’s repeated assertions that the country is central to American security.  Now, with new evacuations and flooding afflicting Sindh Province and the long-term crisis only beginning in Pakistan, it has washed almost completely off American television […]

Eid-al-Fitr a somber affair in Pakistan as flooding affects millions

By Sean Maroney 11 September 2010 Nowshera, Pakistan — Celebrations for the holiday Eid-al-Fitr in Pakistan are muted as millions of Pakistanis continue to suffer in the wake of the country’s worst flooding. The heavy rains came to Pakistan just before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, known locally as Ramazan, arrived. Sunrise-to-sunset fasting is […]

Pakistan lake nears overflow; tens of thousands flee

Machni City has been flooded near Dadu while water has reached alarming levels at Manchar Lake. Water at Manchar Lake crossed dangerous levels putting immense pressure on the MNV Drain in Dadu. The subsequent flooding inundated Machni city and over 50 villages were flooded in Chani and Mehar areas. Floods are threatening various areas of […]

Climate change hits Korea

By Park Si-soo09-12-2010 19:15 Global warming or climate change has been thought of as something reserved for the next generation to worry about. However, the weather affecting the Korean Peninsula these days would seem to belie this. Recent weather conditions — quite different from the norm — indicate that Korea is already under the influence […]

In Pakistan’s flood, a half-million pregnant women are among most vulnerable victims

By Margie Mason, The Associated PressPosted: 09/12/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT MUZAFFARGARH, Pakistan — Sughra Ramzan knew something was wrong when strange pains began ripping through her stomach for the second time. The pregnant mother feared her baby was in trouble — but there was nothing she could do. It was dark, and she was stranded […]

Frustration grips parts of flood-ravaged Pakistan, supply convoy looted

VOA News08 September 2010 More angry flood victims in southern Pakistan have turned against the country’s government, looting a convoy loaded with supplies. Residents brandishing long sticks and chanting “shame on the government” ripped supplies out of a vehicle loaded with food Wednesday in the city of Sukkur in Sindh province. One man said they […]

Millions in Pakistan wait for flood aid

By RAVI NESSMAN (AP)4 September 2010 DAIRA DINPANAH, Pakistan — Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be. In the month since his home was destroyed in the raging floodwaters that inundated Pakistan, he has gotten no […]

Pakistan flood-related losses reach $43 billion

IANS2010-09-01 16:10:00 Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that his country has suffered losses of around $43 billion due to the floods that have displaced over 17 million people and killed over 1,600. The floods, which started with heavy monsoon rains in July, have affected 30 percent of agricultural land and […]

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