• epa03814107 Pakistani security officials inspect a damaged road following torrential rains in Jhal Magsi, Balochistan province, Pakistan, 05 August 2013. At least 70 people were killed in different parts of the country following heavy monsoon rains. More heavy rains were expected in the next 48 hours, Arif Mahmood, director general of the Pakistan Meteorology Department, said on 03 August. Provincial governments called in the military in Karachi and north-western city of Peshawar to help civilian authorities with evacuations, Zia said. EPA/ZAHID HUSSEIN
    epa03814107 Pakistani security officials inspect a damaged road following torrential rains in Jhal Magsi, Balochistan province, Pakistan, 05 August 2013. At least 70 people were killed in different parts of the country following heavy monsoon rains. More heavy rains were expected in the next 48 hours, Arif Mahmood, director general of the Pakistan Meteorology Department, said on 03 August. Provincial governments called in the military in Karachi and north-western city of Peshawar to help civilian authorities with evacuations, Zia said. EPA/ZAHID HUSSEIN
  • People dry up their belongings after rain water submerged their homes, following heavy rains in Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
    People dry up their belongings after rain water submerged their homes, following heavy rains in Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
  • A dog finds dry ground in a flooded area as rain water receded following torrential rains in Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
    A dog finds dry ground in a flooded area as rain water receded following torrential rains in Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
  • People evacuate flooded areas following heavy rains in Karachi. Shahzaib Akber / EPA
    People evacuate flooded areas following heavy rains in Karachi. Shahzaib Akber / EPA
  • Men try to maintain their balance while surrounded by floodwaters after heavy downpour in the country's largest city, Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
    Men try to maintain their balance while surrounded by floodwaters after heavy downpour in the country's largest city, Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
  • People check their damaged vehicles following torrential rains in Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
    People check their damaged vehicles following torrential rains in Karachi. Rehan Khan / EPA
  • Animals gather on the high ground of the Ravi river in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
    Animals gather on the high ground of the Ravi river in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
  • A Pakistani youth stands alongside the Ravi river in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
    A Pakistani youth stands alongside the Ravi river in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP
  • TOPSHOTSA Pakistani woman walks through floodwaters following heavy monsoon rain in Karachi on August 5, 2013. Pakistani disaster relief officials issued fresh flood warnings after the death toll from heavy monsoon rains rose to 45 and waters paralysed parts of the largest city Karachi. Flash floods caused by monsoon downpours have inundated some main roads in the sprawling port city and swept away homes in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. AFP PHOTO / RIZWAN TABASSUM
    TOPSHOTSA Pakistani woman walks through floodwaters following heavy monsoon rain in Karachi on August 5, 2013. Pakistani disaster relief officials issued fresh flood warnings after the death toll from heavy monsoon rains rose to 45 and waters paralysed parts of the largest city Karachi. Flash floods caused by monsoon downpours have inundated some main roads in the sprawling port city and swept away homes in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. AFP PHOTO / RIZWAN TABASSUM

Pakistan Floods - August 6, 2013

RJ Mickelson

August 07, 2013

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Devastating rains and flooding killed at least 70 people in Pakistan on August 4-5. Additional rain is expected within the next 48 hours. The National View looks at the rescue, recovery and aftermath of the Pakistan flooding.

Edited by photo editor RJ Mickelson

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