Pakistan Floods Kill 1,000

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Villagers wade through floodwater caused by monsoon rains in Bara Banda near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Sunday.

Floods in northwest Pakistan have taken the lives of more than 1,000 people, officials say. About 30,000 Pakistani troops have joined the rescue and relief effort as monsoon rains threaten to cause additional flooding. —JCL

The BBC:

The number of people known to have been killed by floods in north-west Pakistan has passed 1,000, officials say.

About 30,000 troops have joined the relief effort, with large parts of the north-west submerged by the worst monsoon rains in memory.

There are also fears that with more rain forecast for the next 24 hours, some areas face further threats.

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By Timeslayer, August 3, 2010 at 6:19 am Link to this comment
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ofersince72, you’re right- man has created this problem, and it’s guaranteed to
get worse, due to the inevitable heat transfer to the oceans and multiple climate
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By truthbeout, August 2, 2010 at 6:46 am Link to this comment

I don’t think this can be attributed to climate change - terrible events such as the floods in Pakistan are “natural disasters” and we should be prepared to offer aid when required.

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By ofersince72, August 1, 2010 at 3:23 pm Link to this comment

Last week I believe it was China that had the
disaster of flooding

All these events are a part of the ever increasing
Climate Collapse.

It is going to get worse and man can’t change it.

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