China, Pakistan Brace for More Rain After Landslide, Flooding
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China and Pakistan prepared for more rain as Premier Wen Jiabao called for “all-out” efforts to rescue survivors from a landslide and as Pakistan battled the deadliest floods in more than eight decades. Drought and fires scorched Russia.
Flooding that started in Pakistan on July 22 has affected 12 million people and killed more than 1,500, according to the Edhi Foundation, the nation’s biggest rescue service, while crops from cotton to rice and sugarcane have been damaged.