BBC News
6 August 2010 Last updated at 16:16 ET
Pakistan floods 'hit 14m people'
BBC's Adam Mynott: 'It's a catastrophe... and that's no overstatement'
The worst floods in Pakistan's history have hit at least 14 million people, officials say.
Twelve million are affected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, while a further two million are affected in Sindh.
In Indian-administered Kashmir, at least 113 people died in mudslides.
Meanwhile, it has emerged that a charity connected to a group with alleged al-Qaeda links has been providing flood relief.
Flooding has submerged whole villages in the past week, killing at least 1,600 people, according to the UN.
And the worst floods to hit the region in 80 years could get worse, as it is only midway through monsoon season.
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The human tragedy taking place in Pakistan is immense and they need our help. Kossacks showed their amazing generosity to the citizens of the Gulf Coast. Now it is time to extend that same generosity to Pakistan. Thank you.
Slow response to Pakistan floods worsens humanitarian, and political, crisis
Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 5:35 AM
The floods in Pakistan have displaced more than 15 million people. That’s more than the total number of victims affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake — combined.
The death toll was higher in those other disasters, but not as many people were left in desperate need of aid. So why the foot-dragging among private donors, particularly in Western countries like Italy or the United States, when it comes to the flood victims now suffering in Pakistan?
Of the $460 million requested by the United Nations for immediate relief, only about half has been given. Maybe that’s because tsunamis and earthquakes seem more dramatic than a slow-creeping flood. Or because people are worn out from the donation drives for Haiti. Or maybe they just don’t like Pakistan: According to separate polls by CNN and Gallup, more than 70 percent of Americans hold mostly negative views of the country. The feeling is mutual for many Pakistanis, who don’t trust Americans.
But it would be a mistake to turn away from Pakistan now. Delays will only worsen the crisis. One fifth of the nation is already submerged. With crops destroyed, food is scarce. Poor sanitation and dirty drinking water are likely to increase the death toll of more than 1,300. Cholera has broken out, and more than 3 million children are at risk.
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