Residents Scramble To Save Small Pakistani City

by Julie McCarthy, NPR

The U.N. says makeshift relief sites for flood victims have sprung up across Pakistan's Sindh province, as water spreads to new areas. The disaster that's unfolded over the past few weeks has now reached deep into Sindh Province. Authorities say more than 2 million people have been displaced there. In Shahdakot, residents are scrambling to save their city.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, August 24, 2010