Khyber Pakhtunwa Floods

FIZAGAT, SWAT VALLEY, PAKISTAN- AUGUST 2010 .With all road links and communications severed between the banks of the Swat River, just three days after lethal floods devastated Khyber Pakhtunwa, desperate residents take to crossing the still high waters in home-made rafts. Constructed from the inner tubes of tyres strung together with bamboo, the dangerous vessels are the only means of transport available to those cut off from their homes.

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FIZAGAT, SWAT VALLEY, PAKISTAN- AUGUST 2010 .With all road links and communications severed between the banks of the Swat River, just three days after lethal floods devastated Khyber Pakhtunwa, desperate residents take to crossing the still high waters in home-made rafts. Constructed from the inner tubes of tyres strung together with bamboo, the dangerous vessels are the only means of transport available to those cut off from their homes.

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