A combination of satellite images shows Nowshera, Pakistan, and the surrounding area in October 7, 2007 (L), and on August 5, 2010 (R), after the surrounding area became flooded as captured by DigitalGlobe satellite and released to Reuters on August 13, 2010. Floods, triggered by torrential monsoon downpours, have engulfed Pakistan's Indus river basin, killing more than 1,600 people, forcing two million from their homes and disrupting the lives of 14 million people, or 8 percent of the population.[Xinhua/Reuters Photo]
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