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Floods inflicted $3.7 billion loss in Sindh, Balochistan
ADB/WB report says half of the losses in Sindh were agriculture related.
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Floods 2011: In Badin, problems for survivors mount as waters recede
With cash in hand, people return only to devastated education and health infrastructure .
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Britain's Charles in plea for Pakistan flood victims
Suniya Qureshi, ED British Pakistan Foundation says Charles was 'highlighting plight of 187 million people.
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Floods 2011: In Tando Allahyar, smart rebuilding means trying to bring the roof down
For less than Rs15,000, the Heritage Foundation helps villages install new roofs over mud walls.
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Even though the water in Badin may evaporate, a residue of problems will be left behind
Small children in roadside camps are at risk of drowning or being hit by cars.
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Sindh floods: ‘Mismanagement and irregularities’ cloud relief efforts
Report accuses NADRA, NDMA of violating humanitarian laws.
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Floods 2011: 30% of children suffer from malnutrition
Islamic Relief urges people to prepare flood survivors for winter.
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Floodwaters and hunger turn Badin’s farmers into fishermen
With farming and livestock gone, there are no jobs in the inundated parts of the district.
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Tribune Take: No blankets for Sindh's flood victims
Winter is coming to Badin, and flood victims are trapped with little shelter, and few supplies. Watch now.
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High and dry: Floods take their toll on Swat’s agriculture
Farmers ask government to take interest in revival of industry.
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Flood victims are being frozen out
Only $80 million of UN’s requested $357 million has been received so far; change in weather will intensify shortfall.
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Flood relief: UN food agency says it is $107m short
Sindh has distributed 8,333 metric tonnes of wheat.
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‘People are surviving on tea in Badin because there is no bread’
AKU holds a two-day symposium on social and economic determinants of health.
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Challenges of winter
Aid workers say donations have been thin on the ground at the local level in contrast to last year.
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Food agency awaits govt’s wheat donation
ADB provides $3 million grant for flood-affected people.
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Flood victims prepare to share sheets, as winter approaches
"All my three grandchildren have fever and coughs" says Salim Chandio, 60.
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Winter is coming: Situation alarming as flood relief remains unfunded
Only 18 per cent of the $357 million target of the Pakistan Flood Response Plan achieved.
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Flood relief: Saudi Arabia promises 30,000 quilts
Saudi government promises to continue its efforts to help Pakistan recover from natural calamities.
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Flood relief: US convoy stopped from leaving Karachi
Embassy officials were on their way to monitor work.
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Overload: Irrigation minister accepts flaws in LBOD, wants to drain district before October 17
Government is planning to seal the deal with a British Company on October 17.
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Flood survivors: NDMA needs one million tents before winter sets in
NDMA Chairman says armed forces are flying helicopter sorties to reach 20,000 to 25,000 people stranded in villages.
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Sindh government: SC seeks report on steps to rehabilitate flood survivors
Wants implementation of flood inquiry commission’s recommendations.
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Credibility gap
Morality demands we find a way to aid the flood victims and also to salvage our reputation as a state.
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Lethargic response: Donors fear fudging of flood data, says UN
Flood aid appeal hamstrung by visa curbs and growing concerns about accountability.
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Survey provides snapshot of what life was like in Sindh before the flooding
The Federal Bureau of Statistics examined the conditions in a sample of households.
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Flood relief: PPP leaders collect Rs14m at charity event
Law minister says political foes are more interested in mud slinging.
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Flood rehabilitation: ADB to fund the improvement of Sindh’s cities
Urban services have spent Rs40 million on new machinery.
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3m Sindh children at risk due to floods
Their families simply can’t feed them or themselves.
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Court notices: District government summoned over relief goods
According to them, all 301 displaced people at the camp were not receiving rations and other relief goods.
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Blocking the water flow: Enlist the army’s help if needed to remove encroachments says CM
‘Action will be taken against anyone no matter how influential they are’.
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Unless Sanghar’s stagnant street water is cleared up, disease will persist
A weak Sim Nala and destroyed sewage system led to the problem.
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Millions at risk: Pakistan needs to own this crisis and then seek aid says WFP
Mobilisation of resources, emergency relief work need to be visible, says da Silva.
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International community failing Pakistan flood response: UN
Pakistan's cause is hampered by criticism of its alleged double dealing with militants, misappropriating flood funds.
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Water, water, nowhere
It has long been forecast that the next world war will be ignited by a paucity of water.
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Sanghar desperately tries to drain MA Jinnah Road - only to have more water flow in
A week in and barely 25% of commercial activity has been restored on roads.
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Desperate times
The people of Pakistan are known for their philanthropy but the media should be used to launch an extensive campaign.
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Floods 2011: Standing against waves of neglect
Hindu-majority village in Umerkot integrates efforts to subsist on its own.
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Sindh to ‘formally request’ federal government for money
The UN has sent $22 million while the provincial govt releases Rs5 billion.
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Sindh not dry enough to set up tent cities
While many districts are still inundated, other places are too wet to pitch tents.
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LBOD: The culprit behind recurring floods in Sindh?
The Left Bank Outfall Drain has several design flaws that cause leakages, but are there any solutions?.
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Flood relief: Govt to add 25,000 tonnes of wheat to WFP rations
The contribution is meant to encourage donors and help the WFP.
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World Food Program to begin survey in flood-hit Sindh
WFP discusses ways for swift relief and assistance to flood victims with Sindh Chief Secretary.
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Kalat’s homeless brace for harsher winters
Residents given five kilogrammes of rice, two kg of pulses as ‘compensation’.
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Floods 2011: Thousands of villages yet to be reached
Relief workers say standing water inhibits relief work; call the situation ‘extremely tragic’.
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Flood update : Sindh asks WB, ADB to rush assessments
There were damages in all parts of the province but 13 districts were affected the most.
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Double trouble: The displaced, from last year and this one, fear eviction
Men came to tell makeshift camp on Super Highway to dismantle.
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Agriculture losses: Flooded breadbasket spells economic misery
The amount of agriculture losses so far is estimated to be Rs163 billion, says the agriculture ministry.
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Sluggish donor response another disaster in making: Oxfam
Approximately 97% of the UN’s $357 million appeal remains unfunded.
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In Mirpurkhas, Rs10 is the fare for a donkey cart ride between life and death
The Civil hospital is inundated with five feet of water and cars can no longer travel through.
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Watan Cards: Staff asking commission from poor villagers
Staff demands a commission of Rs500 to Rs1,000.