The flood gradually recedes in the flood-stricken Nowshera, Pakistan, Aug. 11, 2010. At least 1,270 people were killed and 3.6 million people were affected in the floods that hit Pakistan over the last couple of weeks, according to Pakistani government's report on Wednesday. Under the assistance of the United Nations, Pakistani government has carried out rescue works in the flood-stricken southwestern Pakistan. [Yan Zhonghua/Xinhua]
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