"Flood-ravaged Pakistan ordered nearly half a million people to evacuate towns Thursday as the United Nations vowed to forge ahead with relief operations despite threats against foreign aid workers.
Torrential monsoon rains triggered massive floods affecting a fifth of the volatile country -- an area roughly the size of England -- where US officials have reported threats by the Taliban.
But UN humanitarian chief John Holmes pledged relief operations would continue."
AFP had the story August 27, 2010.
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Source: AFP, 08/27/2010
