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    The Realities of the Pakistan Floods

    Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

    In July, the worst floods in the nation’s recorded history washed over Pakistan after unprecedented and unrelenting monsoonal rainfall. The sheer scale of this natural disaster is hard to comprehend. There is a disconnect between what the the astronomical figures – such as 20 million people left homeless and 17 million acres of farmland destroyed –represent on paper and what they mean in reality.

    What do the Pakistan floods mean for the Pakistani people?

    - Homelessness. At least 288