MALNUTRITION: Pakistan floods -- tens of thousands of children at risk

The UN has warned that tens of thousands of children affected by the floods in Pakistan risk death from malnutrition, as flood waters threaten to engulf two towns in southern Pakistan. A month after the disaster began, flood waters of the Indus River entered two south Pakistani towns leaving more children at risk of malnutrition and death. The floods have forced six million people, including thousands of children, to move out of the flooded areas. The United Nations says the main fear among the children is malnutrition and disease. The international body says over 70,000 children could lose their lives in flood-hit areas. The UN has also warned that the situation has worsened in areas where acute malnutrition was high even before the floods. The international body has urged a more assertive response from the international community to cope with the disaster. Meanwhile, an additional one million people are fleeing the southern province of Sindh. Floodwaters have broken the banks of a canal, threatening to submerge more towns. The month-long floods have claimed more than 1,600 lives and affected some 20 million Pakistanis.
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