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2013-08-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

[Dawn] Heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods affecting more than 300,000 people across Pakistain in the last two weeks and killed 108 others, disaster management officials said Sunday.

"The rains affected 334,764 people, killed at least 108 people and maimed 104," a senior National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) official told AFP.

The rains have hit 770 villages and completely destroyed 2,427 houses across Pakistain, he said.

The NDMA has established 44 relief camps in flood-hit areas to accommodate affected people, the official added.

Pakistain has suffered from monsoon floods for the last three years and has been criticised for not doing more to mitigate against the dangers posed by seasonal rains washing away homes and farmland.

But they can't possibly -- it might slightly inconvenience the major landowners.

Streets in all major cities including Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, Lahore and Islamabad suffer intermittent flooding due to downpours, damaging roads and private homes.

Posted by Fred 2013-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 back in 2010, Bill Clinton went on TV and begged for people to give $ to help Pakistanis in a similar flood and Hillary worked the govt side to get the funds to the Paks (they also got Bill Gates to give a big check0

of course, some (possibly much) of the money was stolen and some of that (possibly much) was used for jihad but at least I don't think we'll see Bill or Hillary asking again for $ for Paks

Posted by lord garth 2013-08-19 12:09|| 2013-08-19 12:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Good thing Pakistan doesn't manufacture hard drives -- or anything else that the rest of the world cares about.

Posted by Elmearong Gurly-Brown5896 2013-08-19 15:39|| 2013-08-19 15:39|| Front Page Top

#3 I think they schedule this reoccurring appt annually in MS Outlook calendar

Posted by Frank G 2013-08-19 18:17|| 2013-08-19 18:17|| Front Page Top

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