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Pakistan government estimates that 13 million people have been affected by disaster

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Farmers herd their livestock through flood waters seeking higher ground on August 9, 2010 in the Muzaffargarh district in Punjab, Pakistan.Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

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Pakistani flood victim Samina Samoo, right, who lost her house and belongings, cries for her family members stuck in a deep flooded area of Toree Band near Sukkur, in Pakistan's Sindh province, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010.Shakil Adil/The Associated Press

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Villagers move to catch food relief bags dropped from a Pakistan Army helicopter during air rescue and relief operations on August 9, 2010 in the Muzaffargarh district in Punjab, Pakistan.Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

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Pakistani flood-affected children jostle for relief food in Nowshera, northwest Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010.B.K. Bangash/The Associated Press

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A Pakistani flood affected woman sits on the bed as she with her family members take shelter on higher ground due to flooding in an area of Jaffarabad, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010.Fida Hussain/The Associated Press

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Pakistani flood affected people stand on the remains of a bridge washed away by heave flood in Ghazi Gat near Muzaffargarh, in central Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010.K.M. Chaudary/The Associated Press

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Pakistani villagers flee their homes due to heavy flooding in Qadirpur near Sukkur in Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010.Shakil Adil/The Associated Press

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