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More rain brings further misery to flood-ravaged Pakistan
As the UN revised upwards its estimate of the number of people affected to 4-6 million, renewed Monsoon rain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa brought further flooding and more evacuations. It is now estimated that 1.5 million homes have been damaged or completely washed away.
Floods in Pakistan: Villages still cut off from aid
With the death toll reaching 1,500 and over 2.5 million people affected, clean drinking water and food continue to be the priority in Pakistan’s flood-stricken North West.
The worst floods in living memory hit Pakistan
ActionAid is responding to the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years with emergency food supplies, clean water, sanitation and shelter support.
Six months on from earthquake, Haiti's reconstruction plans are seriously flawed
Six months after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, with 1.5 million people living in tents and the hurricane season underway, the country’s reconstruction plans are flawed and needed an urgent rethink.
