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Deadly flooding in Pakistan

September 23, 2011 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 22, 2011 11:29 pm

Displaced Pakistani villagers flee their flooded homes Thursday in Jhado, Pakistan. In Pakistan's Sindh province alone, the floods have killed more than 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people, according to the United Nations. Neighboring Baluchistan province has also been affected.

Displaced Pakistani villagers flee their flooded homes Thursday in Jhado, Pakistan. In Pakistan's Sindh province alone, the floods have killed more than 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people, according to the United Nations. Neighboring Baluchistan province has also been affected.

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