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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Disease fears as Pakistan floods death toll climbs above 1,100

Pakistani villagers flee their villages flooded by heavy monsoon rains in Nowshera, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010.
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MATTHEW GREEN and FARHAN BOKHARI in Islamabad THE DEATH toll from Pakistan's worst floods in a generation climbed above 1,100 yesterday as rescuers in boats and helicopters battled to reach 27,000 people trapped on high ground or clinging to rooftops and trees. Torrential monsoon rain has swelled rivers in the northwest to bursting point, washing...

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