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Week of August 28, 2010

Pakistan Floods
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A man carries water back to his tent at camp for flood victims in Nowshera, in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Floods in Pakistan have affected more than 18 million people. Water has destroyed buildings, roads and entire villages. People are left without homes, without food, and without livelihoods.

The international community estimates that it will take billions of dollars to repair the country. Host Peggy Wehmeyer spoke with aid worker Muhammad Shafi, who works with Save the Children.

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