Could the country's devastation have been prevented?

Updated on : Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:10:51 +0000

At least 800 people have been killed in Pakistan over the last three days during floods triggered by monsoon rains. Thousands were left stranded as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages. Nearly 400 thousand have been displaced so far and the provincial government has declared a state of emergency. The torrential rains are expected to continue over the weekend.

Updated on : Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:42:10 +0000

Dozens of people have been killed after floods in the Kohistan region of Pakistan. Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab reports from Kohistan, Pakistan.

Updated on : Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:00:15 +0000

Anger and frustration is growing over the slow pace of relief in Pakistan's southern Sindh province following deadly flooding that has left at least 132 people dead. A least five million people in Sindh and Baluchisntan provinces have been affected by the monsoon rains, according to regional officials. About 900 villages have been submerged and about 100000 homes have been completely destroyed.

Updated on : Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:36:47 +0000

Recovering from the devastating floods still battering Pakistan will take at least 3 years, president Asif Ali Zardari has said. The floods that began nearly a month ago with hammering monsoon rains in the northwest have affected more than 17 million people, the UN estimates. Most of the 1500 deaths occurred early in the flooding, but the crisis still is growing.

Updated on : Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:46:23 +0000

The country's top meteorologist said on Wednesday that the floodwaters that have ravaged Pakistan will not recede fully until the end of August. The floods in Pakistan have submerged tens of thousands of villages, killed around 1500 people and affected 20 (m) million others, authorities say.

Updated on : Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:33:00 +0000

War and floods devastate Swat Valley economy Once a popular tourist destination, war and flooding have had a devastating impact on the local economy of the Swat Valley. The banks of the river Swat were once crowded with people, but now only local boys are seen drawing crowds with their acrobatic stunts. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports from the Swat Valley.

Updated on : Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:58:38 +0000

Pakistan's severe floodings have killed more than 14 thousand livestock and the country's food and agiculture ministry says something has to be done immediately to stop this. As Imtiaz Tyab reports from Mirpur Khas, the dead animals are also making people sick.

Updated on : Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:47:58 +0000

Three months after the floods in Pakistan, vast areas of land in Sindh are still under water. Despite the high price of livestock, many farmers from the region are being forced to sell at lower rates so they can celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports.

Updated on : Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:37:46 +0000

Hundreds of people have died in northwestern Pakistan after floods triggered by monsoon rains swept through the region. More than a million people have been affected and thousands forced to flee their homes as bloated rivers washed away villages and triggered devastating landslides. Rescue operations are under way to save the stranded, but submerged roads and destroyed infrastructure are proving to be major obstacles. Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports from Islamabad, Pakistan's capital.

Updated on : Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:17:09 +0000

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