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August 11, 2010 03:37 PM

Floods wreak havoc in Pakistan

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People insist on bringing their animals, including chickens and a goat, as they are rescued by the Pakistani navy, Tuesday, August 10, near Sukkur, in the southern province of Sindh, where 1.5 million people have been displaced. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
People insist on bringing their animals, including chickens and a goat, as they are rescued by the Pakistani navy, Tuesday, August 10, near Sukkur, in the southern province of Sindh, where 1.5 million people have been displaced. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Flood victim Nadir Ali Bhurro in front of his submerged house near Sukkur  just before being rescued by the Pakistani navy. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Flood victim Nadir Ali Bhurro in front of his submerged house near Sukkur just before being rescued by the Pakistani navy. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
A village near Sukkur as seen from a Pakistani army helicopter Wednesday, Aug. 11.  (Saeed Shah/MCT)
A village near Sukkur as seen from a Pakistani army helicopter Wednesday, Aug. 11. (Saeed Shah/MCT) Saeed Shah/MCT
What was farm land near Sukkur has been turned into an inland sea. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
What was farm land near Sukkur has been turned into an inland sea. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
A stranded family gathers on a rooftop just before being rescued by the Pakistani navy. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
A stranded family gathers on a rooftop just before being rescued by the Pakistani navy. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Dogs stand on the roof of a submerged house. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Dogs stand on the roof of a submerged house. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
People arrive in Sukkur packed on tractor trailers to escape devastating flooding in their villages. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
People arrive in Sukkur packed on tractor trailers to escape devastating flooding in their villages. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Refugees take shelter at a school in Sukkur. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Refugees take shelter at a school in Sukkur. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Pakistani villagers and their cattle wade to safety in Alipur near Sukkar on Tuesday, Aug. 10. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Pakistani villagers and their cattle wade to safety in Alipur near Sukkar on Tuesday, Aug. 10. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil) ASSOCIATED PRESS
A flood survivor takes shelter with her family in a railway station in Multan, central Pakistan, on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
A flood survivor takes shelter with her family in a railway station in Multan, central Pakistan, on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) ASSOCIATED PRESS
A U. S. military Chinook helicopter flies over a flooded area to supply food relief and evacuate stranded victims in Kalam, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
A U. S. military Chinook helicopter flies over a flooded area to supply food relief and evacuate stranded victims in Kalam, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) ASSOCIATED PRESS
A villager is rescued by a Pakistani navy helicopter from a flooded area of Ghaus Pur near Sukkur on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
A villager is rescued by a Pakistani navy helicopter from a flooded area of Ghaus Pur near Sukkur on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pakistani volunteers unload sacks of flour provided by the U.S. government in Kalam in Pakistan's Swat valley on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
Pakistani volunteers unload sacks of flour provided by the U.S. government in Kalam in Pakistan's Swat valley on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pakistani villagers flee their homes in Basera near Muzaffargarh, in central Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani villagers flee their homes in Basera near Muzaffargarh, in central Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 11. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman holds her baby girl as she waits her turn to get relief food at a camp in Risalpur, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 8. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
A woman holds her baby girl as she waits her turn to get relief food at a camp in Risalpur, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 8. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ASSOCIATED PRESS
The town of Mehmud Kot near Multan in central Pakistan is submerged Saturday, Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
The town of Mehmud Kot near Multan in central Pakistan is submerged Saturday, Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Villagers stand on the remains of a bridge washed away by heavy flooding in Bannu in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 8. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)
Villagers stand on the remains of a bridge washed away by heavy flooding in Bannu in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 8. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad) ASSOCIATED PRESS
People jostle for relief supplies in Nowshera, northwest Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
People jostle for relief supplies in Nowshera, northwest Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) ASSOCIATED PRESS
People wait to cross a flooded road in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 3. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)
People wait to cross a flooded road in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 3. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad) ASSOCIATED PRESS
An ambulance with the banner of Falah-e-Insaniyat, at the "Jamaat-ud-Dawa" aid camp for flood victims, at Charsadda, northwest Pakistan, Tuesday, August 3. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
An ambulance with the banner of Falah-e-Insaniyat, at the "Jamaat-ud-Dawa" aid camp for flood victims, at Charsadda, northwest Pakistan, Tuesday, August 3. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
An aid camp for flood victims at Charsadda, northwest Pakistan, on Tuesday, August 3. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
An aid camp for flood victims at Charsadda, northwest Pakistan, on Tuesday, August 3. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Volunteers at the Jamaat-ud-Dawa aid camp for flood victims at Charsadda, northwest Pakistan. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Volunteers at the Jamaat-ud-Dawa aid camp for flood victims at Charsadda, northwest Pakistan. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Children at a makeshift camp in a school in Pir Pia village, Nowshera in Pakistan, Monday, August 2. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Children at a makeshift camp in a school in Pir Pia village, Nowshera in Pakistan, Monday, August 2. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
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