PAKISTAN FLOODS
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Disasters & Accidents
After floods, Pakistan now in the grip of deadly water-borne diseases
By Amjad Ali Islamabad, Sep 21 (EFE).- Pakistan is on the brink of an impending second disaster as dengue fever…
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Angelina Jolie arrives in Pakistan to support flood victims
Islamabad, Sep 20 (EFE).- Hollywood actor and activist Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a trip intended to…
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Swiss government approves fresh aid to Pakistan for flood relief
Geneva, Sep 15 (EFE).- The Swiss government announced Thursday it will allocate the equivalent of three million euros ($3 million)…
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$38 million aid received in response to Pakistan flood relief appeal: UN
Islamabad, Sep 14 (EFE).- The United Nations on Wednesday said that it has received around $38 million in aid from…
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Pakistan authorities in race against time to save city from floodwater
Islamabad, Sep 12 (EFE).- The authorities in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh on Monday were racing against the clock to…
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UN Chief issues global appeal to ‘end war with nature’
Islamabad, Sep 10 (EFE).- The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged the global community “stop the madness” and…
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Heavy rains damage Pakistan’s world heritage site
Islamabad, Sep 7 (EFE).- The ruins of Mohenjo Daro, an ancient city founded over 4,500 years ago as part of…
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Pakistan accelerates evacuations as water surges in largest lake
Islamabad, Sep 5 (EFE).- Evacuation efforts in Pakistan continued apace Monday near Lake Manchar, the country’s largest, amid rising water…
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50,000 people evacuated to safer places in inundated Pakistan
Islamabad, Sep 2 (EFE).- The Pakistan Army has relocated over 50,000 people to safer places as it continues its massive…
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Pakistan ‘stretched to the limit’ by catastrophic floods
By Amjad Ali Kashmore, Pakistan, Sep 1 (EFE).- Pakistan’s disaster response capacities have been stretched to the limit as massive…
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