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2010-08-22

Devastating floods

International pledges currently total $800 million, say government figures.

The World Bank pledges to loan an additional $100 million to Pakistan.
2010-09-1

Floodwaters continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan, affecting areas near Larkana.
2010-08-31

Pakistan orders nearly half a million people in towns including Sujawal, Mirpur Bathoro and Daro threatened by floods to evacuate.
2010-08-26

The United Nations says that flood relief aid to Pakistan is "arriving too slowly".
2010-08-18

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari officially cancels Independence Day as a direct consequence of the ongoing floods that have devastated the country.
2010-08-13

The United Nations launches a major appeal for assistance dealing with the ongoing floods that have devastated Pakistan.
2010-08-12

Landslips wreak further destruction in Pakistan: 28 corpses retrieved so far in 2 villages.
2010-08-8

Pakistan issues a red alert as the worst floods in its history move south towards Sindh, with hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated, at least 10,000 cows killed and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani appealing on television for help from the international community.
2010-08-7

The United Nations states more than four million people are now affected by the most severe flooding in Pakistan's history, while the death toll rises to at least 1,600.
2010-08-5

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2010-08-22

Devastating floods

International pledges currently total $800 million, say government figures.

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