Aug 19 Watch U.N., U.S. Officials Highlight Enormity of Pakistan Flooding The situation for Pakistan flood victims grew more desperate Thursday as people waited hours in line for food and water. Since the flooding began nearly three weeks ago, more than 1,500 people have died and millions have been displaced. Jim… Continue watching
Aug 18 Pakistan Floods: How to Help By News Desk Amid new headlines on the continued need for humanitarian aid in Pakistan as the country grapples with deadly floods, we've received a few questions on how to help. So we've put together a list of some of the organizations… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch News Wrap: Mudslides Strike China, India In other news Wednesday, heavy rain created a mudslide down into a Chinese mountain village where 67 people were reported missing and 25 hurt. In Northern India, another mudslide killed at least 18 children when it hit a school building. Continue watching
Aug 18 Wednesday: Aid to Pakistan Falls Short; BP to Begin Transferring Claims Pakistanis walk in the flooded area of Shah Jamal on Wednesday. Photo by Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images. The picture of devestation from the floods in Pakistan continues to worsen Wednesday. The European Union said it will spend an extra… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch For Pakistani Flood Victims, Is Worst Yet to Come? As the need for aid in Pakistan worsens, new questions are being raised on whether the government can handle a crisis of this magnitude. Gwen Ifill talks to Shuja Nawaz, director of the Southeast Asia Center at the Atlantic Council,… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch Pakistan ‘Can’t Cope Alone’ With Massive Flooding The Pakistan government is faced with overwhelming troubles due to the widespread floods, including disease, starvation and death. Some question whether it is able of dealing with this crisis. Gwen Ifill speaks with special correspondent Saima Mohsin in Karachi about… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch News Wrap: 3 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan Three more U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan, bringing the month's death toll to 15. In Pakistan, desperation for aid grew as relief trucks were mobbed by flood victims. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch In Pakistan, Aid Groups Struggle to Help Flood Victims Disease is beginning to spread around refugee camps in flooded Pakistan as rain continues to pour. Jeffrey Brown talks to Michael Young of the International Rescue Committee on the risk of waterborne illness and what measures are being taken to… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Flood Victims in Pakistan Protest for Aid Pakistani flood victims protested along a main highway in the southern part of the country for more aid as disease began to spread among refugees in makeshift camps. Special correspondent Saima Moshin reports from Pakistan. Continue watching
Aug 16 What’s Behind This Summer’s Severe Weather Around the World? By Talea Miller It's been a summer of extreme weather: monsoon flooding is wreaking havoc in Pakistan and a persistent heat wave is fueling wildfires and creating health hazards in Russia. The United States has also not been immune, as sweltering… Continue reading