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Pakistan: after the flood comes anger

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In August, more than a quarter of Pakistan was submerged under water. The floods, sparked by heavy monsoon rains, were the worst Pakistan has ever seen. Around 2,000 people were killed and 20 million Pakistanis lost everything: their homes, their possessions, their crops. The catastrophe brought Pakistan to its knees.

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