Pakistan: Flooding Spreads, Relief Efforts Continue

(27 Aug 10 - RV) Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis fled a southern district today after the Indus River crushed a levee and flooded new areas, bringing the UN estimate of the number of people displaced in the south of Pakistan since midweek to 1 million. The latest evacuations came after the Taliban issued a threat against foreign aid workers helping out after the floods. Lydia O’Kane discussed the situation with Catholic Relief Services’ Country Representative for Pakistan, Jack Byrne…