Aid begins to arrive as Pakistan faces flood calamity

Labourers carry sacks of potato as they wade amid a flooded market in Lahore

Labourers carry sacks of potato as they wade amid a flooded market in Lahore Source: Getty / ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images

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International aid is beginning to arrive in Pakistan which is suffering unprecedented flooding after prolonged torrential monsoon rains, causing billions of dollars in damage, and killing more than 1,100 people.

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