Authorities in Pakistan are under pressure to find shelter for 300,000 people who have been left homeless by severe flooding.
Monsoon rains have inundated large swathes of southern Sindh province, killing more than 200 people. Some villages have been completely swept away.
Thousands of survivors who are going hungry have complained the government has not learned any lessons from the devastating floods of last year.
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Comments on "300,000 homeless in Pakistan flooding"
oh shut up? oh shut up?
well they were only ... well they were only going to blow them selfs? up anyway
its not their ... its not their government that didnt learn from last years flood it is only themself to blame. correct me if im wrong but if you build on? a flood plain are you not going to get flooded? twice this has happened and twice they have stayed, it is their stupidity that killed so many of their own
who exactly is ... who exactly is counting?
We should send? them towels & holy Qurans that will fix the problem
Pakistan is a tough ... Pakistan is a tough situation: It has Terrorism almost Weekly, compounded with? Natural Disasters like this flood, political corruption or instabillity ... It looks like the Most Miserable country with the Nuclear Bomb ... :S Besides Our Basic Human Compassion, Not many foreigners or foreign-powers trust Pakistan I think ...
These problems are ... These problems are all around the world, not just Pakistan if everyone has opened their eyes and been in touch with what's going on around the world. That nasty human that thinks it's so funny Pakistanians are suffering should watch it doesn't come back on him as it's happening to everyone around the world without prejudice. Time to stop laughing and grow up and face reality. If it's happening to someone else in the world it can and could happen to you. Jesus is the only one that will fix it.?
All due to poor ... All due to poor drainage,? that's all..
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