Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Monsoon rain flooding Pakistan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44501924/ns/weather/

Monsoon rain has hit Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. The flooding has left 300,000 people homeless and without shelter or food. This has only set Pakistan back further because Pakistan has still not fully recovered from the 2010 flooding that left 11 million people homeless and killed around 2,000 people. The 2010 flooding left 1/5 of Pakistan submerged under water. Since August of 2011, this year's floods have destroyed 1.2 million houses and left 4.5 million acres of land flooded. The death count from the 2011 floods has risen to 226 people. These floods have greatly affected the people living in Pakistan and many of Pakistans citizens blame the government for not providing good relief efforts or trying to control and prevent the flooding. These floods may have been prevented through better land conservation and the creation of levies. The government should also take better steps of warning citizens who are in danger of the floods.

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