Pakistani flood affected people look towards an army helicopter which was dropping relief supplies at the heavily flooded area of Rajanpur, in central Pakistan Sunday, August 15, 2010. AP. Photo retrieved from: Haaretz.com
“Pakistan authorities forecast on Monday a brief respite in rains that sparked the country’s
worst floods in decades, but aid agencies warned help was too slow to arrive for millions without clean water, food and homes.
“Water levels in the Indus River feeding Pakistan’s plains have fallen in Punjab, the country’s most populous and worst hit province, although flooding would stay high where
embankments were breached. In Sindh province, flooding could get worse.
“The speed with which the situation is deteriorating is frightening,” said Neva Khan, Oxfam’s country director in Pakistan.
“Communities desperately need clean water, latrines and hygiene supplies, but the resources currently available cover only a fraction of what is required.”
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