Pakistan floods devastate families: Give to Plan

2:14 AM Wed 25 Aug 2010 GMT

'Families have been separated and children have begun to disappear.' . Click Here to view large photo

Aid agencies have again pleaded to the world community, which has been slow to donate, to give much-needed funds to the various charities aiding flood-ravaged Pakistan. David Cook from Plan Australia says an assortment of reasons could be at the heart of the world's slow response. 'It could be for political reasons, religion, or disaster fatigue. People compared the death tolls of Haiti and the Tsunami and at this stage, the death toll is 3000 in Pakistan. But that number will rise incredibly in the next six months once disease gets hold.' More than 20 million people are affected, which ...

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