India/Pakistan: Pakistani Troops Expand Rescue in Flood-Hit Areas

Sep 12, 2014 | Zarar Khan and Ashok Sharma, Associated Press
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ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Pakistani military stepped up rescue efforts as floods wreaked havoc in more districts of the country's eastern Punjab province on Friday, affecting 1.9 million people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.In neighboring India-controlled parts of Kashmir, meanwhile, flood waters started receding but triggered concerns about the possible spread of disease in devastated areas.