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The Plight of Pakistan Continues

Crisis in Pakistan increases as millions remain homeless and unemployed as the possiblity of improvements in the near future continue looking grim.

 

The devastating floods that hit Pakistan three weeks ago have caused an economic catastrophe, damaging billions of dollars worth of farmland and infrastructure which could set back the country’s growth for years to come.

The floods in Pakistan are the worst humanitarian disaster in the country’s history, ravaging an area that is approximately the size of England according to an article in Yahoo! News. 

One of the flood victims, Morio Pahore, stated “Its like an unending path of misery.”  Pahore,… Continue reading