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Flooding threatens major dam in Pakistan (AP)

August 3rd, 2010

A Pakistan army soldier helps people affected by floods walk over a temporary make-shift bridge built by Pakistan army following heavy floods washed away the bridge in Chakdara, near Mingora in Swat valley of Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. The government has deployed thousands of soldiers and civilian rescue workers to save an estimated 28,000 people trapped by the floodwaters, distribute food and collect the bodies of the victims. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)AP - Pakistan issued new flood warnings Tuesday as more rains fell and rising water levels threatened to overwhelm one of the country’s biggest dams. At least 1,200 people have died so far in the worst flooding to hit Pakistan in generations.


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