Millions of farmers across Pakistan are suddenly faced with a new reality. They're looking into their future and for the next couple of months and maybe even years all they're seeing is debt. We went to a girl's high school, which had been turned into a kind of ad hoc shelter for people whose homes have been destroyed. Find The Next Chapter by American Express Business Class on NPR iReport.
A few weeks into this year’s monsoon season in Pakistan, it became clear that the rains were unlike anything the country had experienced in a long time.
The resulting once-in-a-generation flood has marooned entire villages and killed 1,500 people, leaving a trail of destruction, starvation and disease.
Guest: Christina Goldbaum, an Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent for The New York Times.
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