United Nations, New York, 26 August 2010 -
The United Nations is expanding its relief operations in Pakistan as the area inundated by flood waters continues to increase and the number of people affected by the disaster has climbed past 17 million.
An area of more than 160,000 square kilometres -- greater than the entire size of England, Bangladesh or Cuba -- has now been ravaged by floods since exceptionally heavy monsoon rains began falling in Pakistan late last month.
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