Photo Essay: Floods in Pakhtunkhuwa

Floods caused by the recent three-days monsoon rains have created havoc in the northern parts of Pakistan, displacing hundreds of thousands, and according to latest reports death toll has rise to more than 5oo people. Nowshera city is completely submerged in water and many other towns in the region are facing the same problem. The following photo essay demonstrates the intensity of human suffering which could have been completely avoided, if the government agencies had responded qucikly.

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