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Subscribe to RSSAmidst all the stresses and problems caused by the flooding in Pakistan, it seems that the huge numbers of flies there could make a person go crazy (not to mention the bugs' role in spreading disease). More images of the floods here.
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A young girl, displaced by floods, and stranded on land only accessible by air, sleeps covered in flies on a makeshift bed on August 27, 2010 in Garhi Khairo near Jacobabad in Sindh province, Pakistan. The country's agricultural heartland has been devastated, with rice, corn and wheat crops destroyed by floods. Officials say as many as 20 million people have been affected during Pakistan's worst flooding in 80 years. The army and aid organizations are struggling to cope with the widespread scale of the disaster that has killed over 1,600 people and displaced millions. The UN has described the disaster as unprecedented, with over a third of the country under water.
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We see the same pictures of children in Africa. Covered in flies and no one covering them as protection or trying to keep them off the kids. As sad as this picture is, imagine how sad her life probably was before the flooding. You wonder if her family knows about the diseases that flies carry.
Breaks my heart to see kids suffering like this.
Living conditions compliments of the Taliban and Al Qaida!!!!!!!
The post flood period will be more devastating for the floods victoms ,as diseases from flies , contaminated water, becterias,virus etc may affect large numbers of childers,men and women. To stop it to spread , it requires spray of anti -becterial,virus,medicines by air craft on whole of the flood affected areas. unfortunately ,pakistan do't have the capacity to do that. however the world should realise it and come forward to do it.we should pray may ALLAH/GOD save them from these diseases. This girl has been separated from her parents and there is no one to cover her from flies.Also flood has taken their all belongings and they have nothing to cover her.
Stop taking pictures and shew the flies off of that baby. Dumb assess!!!
This little one must be tired as all get out to not notice those flies. No rest for the weary, When will it end?
Isn't obvious that the events in the world are getting worse? Humans cannot solve these problems and yet millions if not billions of people have been repeating the same wish over and over,... Matt 6:10. That government is the only real solution to the problems we face and it is a reality and will soon, very soon, solve all these issues that cause such tragedies.
My hearts goes to those folks in Pakistan. Some how Msnbc doesn't notice some of the folks in this country who are in dire need of help. Folks start sending picture of our own folks to MSNBC, see if they will notice or is it just a convenient not too.