Finding a way through mud and water

Published August 23, 2012
A flood-displaced girl carries her belongings in Nowshera, near Peshawar on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
A flood-displaced girl carries her belongings in Nowshera, near Peshawar on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
Residents collect their belongings withered by flooding.
Residents collect their belongings withered by flooding.
A boy sits on a trunk outside his collapsed house.
A boy sits on a trunk outside his collapsed house.
A girl carries flour spoiled by rain water.
A girl carries flour spoiled by rain water.
Children play in floodwaters following heavy rain in Aza Kheil, some 40 kms from Peshawar, on August 23, 2012.
Children play in floodwaters following heavy rain in Aza Kheil, some 40 kms from Peshawar, on August 23, 2012.
Residents place their belongings on a wooden bed after floodwaters inundated their house.
Residents place their belongings on a wooden bed after floodwaters inundated their house.
A resident shifts belongings after floodwaters inundated his house.
A resident shifts belongings after floodwaters inundated his house.
A resident and his son remove mud after floodwaters inundated his house.
A resident and his son remove mud after floodwaters inundated his house.
A girl carries a stovetop burner frame as she wades through floodwaters.
A girl carries a stovetop burner frame as she wades through floodwaters.

Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 26 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in northern Pakistan, officials said. - Photos by Agencies.

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