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Villager Ali Mardan leads his two donkeys through floodwaters in the flooded village of Karampur, 70 km (43 miles) from Sukkur in Pakistan's Sindh province August 12, 2010.
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010

Open quoteIt's like going back to primordial history, practically.Close quote

  • ABDULLAH HUSSAIN HAROON,
  • Pakistani ambassador to the U.N., on the flooding of Pakistan; about one-fifth of the country is submerged, and communication between villages is nearly impossible
Photo: Akhtar Soomro / Reuters | Source: NYT