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Pakistan Evacuations Continue as Groups Urge Global Aid

HeadlineAug 11, 2010

Thousands of people continue to flee areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province amidst warnings of new flooding. On Tuesday, residents evacuated the central city of Muzaffargarh, home to over 250,000 people. The floods’ destruction of over 1.4 million acres of Punjab’s crops has led to a scarcity of food and skyrocketing food prices. Aid groups say the need for international aid is dire. According to Oxfam, pledges from world donors amount to just $3 in aid for every flood victim in Pakistan.

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