The Telegraph UK
written by Alastair Good
Wednesday September 14, 2011
Flooding across southern Pakistan causes at least 226 deaths and leaves hundreds of thousands homeless.
The southern Sindh province has been the worst affected by monsoon rains with the regional capital, Karachi, brought to a standstill by heavy downpours.
Officials say 4.5 million acres have been flooded in the area since late August and the unpopular government is now under pressure to provide relief for the 300,000 people made homeless.
In the small village of Ghulam Jat in Khoski all 25 mud and thatched houses were swept away by the deluge.
Resident Ghulam Nabi said: "The rations come here but the looters snatch it away. Some people buy it at low rates. We don't get anything. Non-governmental organisations and the army are giving us support. The government personnel are not showing up.”
Officials insist they are doing their best but scepticism remains widespread after what some Pakistanis consider was a poor response to last year's floods, which killed 2,000 people and left 11 million homeless.
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