By — Talea Miller Talea Miller By — Jeffrey Kaye Jeffrey Kaye Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/slideshow-long-road-ahead-for-pakistan-flood-victims Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Slide Show: Long Road Ahead for Pakistan Flood Victims Health Aug 27, 2010 3:01 PM EDT NewsHour Special Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye is in Pakistan this week, reporting on the aftermath of devastating monsoon flooding that left at least 8 million people in need of aid. Jeffrey Kaye, NewsHour special correspondent talks with relief workers on the ground in Pakistan. In the audio slide show below, Kaye narrates photos he took in the field with his impressions from the ground and what’s ahead for Pakistan’s flood victims. For more of Kaye’s reporting from the disaster zone, watch his piece on the threat of waterborne illness, or read his reporter’s notebooks on the scale of the flooding, and surveying the damage with the head of USAID. Jeffrey Kay talks with relief workers on the ground in Pakistan. ZareenabadBarber Akbar Shah surveys damage to his house in Zareenabad. Medical WorkersA mobile health unit treating children living with their families in tents by side of highway. Flood AftermathEven though floodwaters have receded in some places in the north, homes are still uninhabitable. Tent LivingDisplaced people living on the median of a highway. Those who lost homes still want to stay close to their land. Aid SuppliesThe United States has pledged $150 million for flood aid to Pakistan. USAID Chief ShahDr. Rajiv Shah, head of USAID, visits a camp of displaced Pakistanis. Flooded FarmlandMillions of acres of cropland have been destroyed in the monsoon floods, a major calamity in a country dependent on agriculture. Aid ShipmentA USAID shipment of aid is packed onto a helicopter for delivery in hard-to-reach areas of the Swat Valley. Living OutdoorsMore than 8 million people are in need of assistance after the massive flooding. Tent CampTemporari shelters set up along a graveyard. Disease SpreadingA mother and child wait to been seen by emergency health workers. Water SupplyDisplaced flood victims fill water bottles at a supply truck. Playing Near the WaterBoy plays outside of Zareenabad. FishingPeople desperate for food are fishing in the contaminated floodwaters. Contaminated WaterChildren play in the receding waters, which are spreading waterborne illness. Flood VictimsTownspeople take a break from digging out rubble near Peshawar. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Talea Miller Talea Miller By — Jeffrey Kaye Jeffrey Kaye Jeffrey Kaye has worked as a correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer since 1984. Kaye has reported on a wide variety of stories , including urban politics, housing, immigration, health care, weapons systems, government contracting, predatory lending, and space exploration. His reporting on medical issues has ranged from stories on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, to health care funding, to a piece on unqualified "dentists" treating uninsured patients. His NewsHour assignments have taken him to Europe, Latin America, Asia, and North Africa. He has worked as a senior producer in Los Angeles at KCET-TV and his pieces have also appeared on HDNet.
NewsHour Special Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye is in Pakistan this week, reporting on the aftermath of devastating monsoon flooding that left at least 8 million people in need of aid. Jeffrey Kaye, NewsHour special correspondent talks with relief workers on the ground in Pakistan. In the audio slide show below, Kaye narrates photos he took in the field with his impressions from the ground and what’s ahead for Pakistan’s flood victims. For more of Kaye’s reporting from the disaster zone, watch his piece on the threat of waterborne illness, or read his reporter’s notebooks on the scale of the flooding, and surveying the damage with the head of USAID. Jeffrey Kay talks with relief workers on the ground in Pakistan. ZareenabadBarber Akbar Shah surveys damage to his house in Zareenabad. Medical WorkersA mobile health unit treating children living with their families in tents by side of highway. Flood AftermathEven though floodwaters have receded in some places in the north, homes are still uninhabitable. Tent LivingDisplaced people living on the median of a highway. Those who lost homes still want to stay close to their land. Aid SuppliesThe United States has pledged $150 million for flood aid to Pakistan. USAID Chief ShahDr. Rajiv Shah, head of USAID, visits a camp of displaced Pakistanis. Flooded FarmlandMillions of acres of cropland have been destroyed in the monsoon floods, a major calamity in a country dependent on agriculture. Aid ShipmentA USAID shipment of aid is packed onto a helicopter for delivery in hard-to-reach areas of the Swat Valley. Living OutdoorsMore than 8 million people are in need of assistance after the massive flooding. Tent CampTemporari shelters set up along a graveyard. Disease SpreadingA mother and child wait to been seen by emergency health workers. Water SupplyDisplaced flood victims fill water bottles at a supply truck. Playing Near the WaterBoy plays outside of Zareenabad. FishingPeople desperate for food are fishing in the contaminated floodwaters. Contaminated WaterChildren play in the receding waters, which are spreading waterborne illness. Flood VictimsTownspeople take a break from digging out rubble near Peshawar. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now