Waterborne diseases ravage flood-displaced people in Pakistan

Internally displaced flood-affected people take refuge at a makeshift camp in Dadu district of Sindh province (Getty)

Internally displaced flood-affected people take refuge at a makeshift camp in Dadu district of Sindh province (AFP via Getty Images) Source: AFP / -/AFP via Getty Images

Authorities in Pakistan are scrambling to deliver aid and save lives as the death toll from record-breaking floods is increased by waterborne diseases spreading among hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

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Published 15 September 2022 1:47pm

By Essam Al-Ghalib

Source: SBS News

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Authorities in Pakistan are scrambling to deliver aid and save lives as the death toll from record-breaking floods is increased by waterborne diseases spreading among hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

Waterborne diseases ravage flood-displaced people in Pakistan

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