AZAKHEIL, Pakistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The need for aid in the flood-stricken parts of Pakistan is "unprecedented" as the nation struggles with the worst disaster in years, a top U.N. official said.
More than 1,000 Pakistanis have died in monsoon-fed floods that left as much as 20 percent of the country under water. Though parts of the country are still flooded, humanitarian groups worry that water-borne illnesses could pose a long-term threat to Pakistanis.