International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Pakistan: Visiting communities ravaged by the floods

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<p>The International Rescue Committee is on the ground providing aid to victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan&rsquo;s modern history. At least 1,600 people have been killed and a staggering 20 million people have been affected by the devastating monsoon rains. (Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC)</p>
<p>A refugee from Afghanistan sits amid the rubble that was formerly his home in the Azakhel camp near the city of Peshawar in Nowshera district. The entire camp was crushed by the water masses when the nearby Kabul River burst its dams. (Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC)</p>
<p>Almost all the mud houses at Azakhel camp have been turned into clay mounds and twisted debris. (Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC)</p>
<p>The Afghan refugees have lived at Azakhel for more than three decades. Now they have once again been forced to flee. Most live nearby, in tents by the side of a busy highway. (Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC)</p>
<p>Allah Jan (right) from Azakhel has squatted under a tarpaulin for over two weeks. &ldquo;The clothes I wear are all that I own,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;The local people here help me with some food, but that is all.&rdquo; (Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC)</p>
<p>In the first phase of a large aid effort, the IRC is going to distribute plastic sheeting for shelter, blankets, bed nets to prevent malaria, hygiene material, water purification tablets and other essential material. &ldquo;We need all that we can get,&rdquo; this man said. (Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC)</p>

The IRC is providing aid to victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan’s modern history. As many as 20 million people have been affected by the devastating monsoon rains. Photos: Peter Biro/The IRC