I was just thinking how much more can these people lose. This is a crisis that's happening in waves and they'll continue to hit for months and maybe even years to come. You know, first comes the floods are nearly 1500 people died just from the floodwater washing through homes were ruined. And then on top of that, this farmland is ruined. So farmers might not be able to plant the wheat that's harvested this spring and that feeds the entire country. Next year when you could see a massive food crisis unfolding. I mean, as much as this is a disaster of scale, it's much more than just a flood.
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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