"As Pakistan flood recedes, death toll surges past 800" by Nabeel Yusuf, Associated Press | August 1, 2010
NOWSHERA, Pakistan — In neighboring eastern Afghanistan, floods killed 64 people and injured 61 others in the past week, while destroying hundreds of homes and huge stretches of farmland, according to Matin Edrak, director of the Afghan government’s disaster department....
In eastern Afghanistan, Edrak said floods destroyed about 800 homes and hundreds of acres of farmland, damaged hydropower dams and damaged more than 500 other houses. Most of the flooding was in eight provinces, including Kabul, he said.
As if life were not hard enough already.
"Frustrations mount in flood-devastated Pakistan; Government’s slow response alienates many" by Griff Witte, Washington Post | August 2, 2010
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —The flooding has also affected neighboring Afghanistan, where dozens of people have been killed and thousands had to be rescued....
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