Well as we talked about in class, the news attention is focused on the 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Maine that rattled New England and I can only find a 300 word blurb about the flooding in Pakistan that killed almost 500 people.
If you haven't been following... Weeks of constant monsoon rains have been falling in Pakistan causing major flooding. The article from Voice of America states that it has affected nearly 5 million people as well as every single part of the country.
Some parts have been hit harder than others, with the lowlands along the east coast taking the biggest part of the blow. This is where a large percentage of the 455 people died. These people were living in relief towns built of tents and shanty buildings.
Not only was there a large loss of human life, but more than 7,000 cattle were killed as well.
The area flooded also was hit by flooding in 2010 when the damages were even more severe.
Check out the article at
http://www.voanews.com/content/pakistan-floods-kill-hundreds-affect-millions/1528303.html
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