Pakistan under water: The view from 438 miles above Earth
NASA has released images of one especially hard-hit region of Pakistan from before and after the monsoons, from 438 miles above the Earth.
NASA has released images of one especially hard-hit region of Pakistan from before and after the monsoons, from 438 miles above the Earth.
Roads and highways have been destroyed. Villages have been washed away. And a fifth of the country is under water. The floods in Pakistan have killed at least 1,600 people, and left millions homeless.
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