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Before-and-after satellite images show the extent of Pakistan's flood disaster

Satellite images have revealed the damage caused by torrential rains and flooding that have submerged a third of Pakistan.

More than 1,100 people, including 380 children, have been killed and the United Nations has appealed for aid for what it described as an "unprecedented climate catastrophe".

The country received nearly 190 per cent more rain than the 30-year average in the quarter through August this year, totalling 390.7 millimetres.

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