| PAKISTAN: Flood damaged schools lead to education worries |
 MUZAFFARGARH, 26 August 2010 (IRIN) - Piles of debris including bricks, bits of wood, concrete and broken household goods are becoming visible throughout flood-ravaged Muzaffargarh District in the southern province of Punjab, as the floodwater begins to recede.
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| CAMBODIA: Record low water levels threaten livelihoods |
 PHNOM PENH, 26 August 2010 (IRIN) - Late rains and record low water levels in Cambodia's two main fresh water systems will affect food security and the livelihoods of millions, government officials and NGOs warn.
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| PAKISTAN: Poorest hit by floods/Ramadan woes |
 LAHORE, 25 August 2010 (IRIN) - During the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, charitable food hand-outs normally allow many of the poorest to eat the occasional decent meal, but this year things appear to be different because of the floods.
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| YEMEN: "Bone ache" and depression - the lot of child brides |
 SANAA, 25 August 2010 (IRIN) - Long gone is the kohl, the henna paint and the white wedding dress she wore at her wedding. A life of hard work and early labour has caught up with Badria. Married at 14, she had her first child at 16 and then five more in quick succession, including three miscarriages. Now in her forties her body is succumbing.
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| PAKISTAN: Sindh flood displaced strain Balochistan |
 QUETTA, 23 August 2010 (IRIN) - The southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan is struggling to cope with an influx of flood displaced people from neighbouring Sindh Province, despite a growing number of camps.
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