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The toll from cataclysmic floods in Pakistan continued to climb on Saturday with 57 more deaths, 25 of them children, as the country grapples with a relief and rescue operation of near unprecedented scale.

NAKHON PHANOM: Two major tributaries of the Mekong River have burst their banks, flooding about 4,000 rai of paddy fields in Sri Songkhram district of this northeastern province.

Mill Street in Goodna has scars. Some are obvious, like the shells of cars scattered in yards. But others are harder to see, like the fear of looters or the uncertainty of what the future holds.

The Asia-Pacific region has been plagued by large-scale natural catastrophes and consequent financial damage in recent years, with total economic losses reaching US$50bn (1.8tn baht) last year according to Munich Re's NatCat (Natural Catastrophes) Service Annual report. Yet, just approximately 17% (US$8.4bn) of those losses were insured, highlighting the large…

In the city of Nowshera, tent cities for flood refugees are springing up on college campuses. At one such haven, mothers spoke to NPR about their struggle to survive.

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The game kicks off at Parkhead at 12.30pm on Saturday. Some unlucky spots across the country could be hit by 80 to 100mm (up to four inches) sparking potential for flood danger, damage to buildings and possible power cuts.

Humayan Mirza has expressed concern for his native Pakistan after the country was hit by the worst flooding in decades

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