An army soldier uses a loud hailer to convince people who are isolated by floodwaters to leave their house and be transported to the safe area in Multan, Punjab province
An army soldier uses a loud hailer to convince people who are isolated by floodwaters to leave their house and be transported to the safe area in Multan, Punjab province September 12, 2014. Floods that have killed 450 people in India and Pakistan began to recede on Wednesday giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years in the heavily militarised and disputed region of Kashmir. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MILITARY)
South Asia to get new drought monitoring tool
Better and faster information should help farmers and other water users prepare for extreme weather, experts say
A flood victim feeds her baby with a bottle while being evacuated on a boat by army soldiers from a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province
A flood victim feeds her baby with a bottle while being evacuated on a boat by army soldiers from a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province September 12, 2014. Floods that have killed 450 people in India and Pakistan began to recede on Wednesday giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years in the heavily militarised and disputed region of Kashmir. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY MILITARY)
An army soldier carries a young flood victim during an evacuation from a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province
An army soldier carries a young flood victim (L) during an evacuation from a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province September 12, 2014. Floods that have killed 450 people in India and Pakistan began to recede on Wednesday giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years in the heavily militarised and disputed region of Kashmir. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MILITARY SOCIETY)
A flood victim bathes her granddaughter while army soldiers wait on a boat to evacuate them from a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province
A flood victim bathes her granddaughter while army soldiers wait on a boat to evacuate them from a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province September 12, 2014. Floods that have killed 450 people in India and Pakistan began to recede on Wednesday giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years in the heavily militarised and disputed region of Kashmir. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MILITARY SOCIETY)
Anti-government protesters stand in queue as they take bath while others wait for their turn in front of the Parliament house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Anti-government protesters stand in queue as they take bath while others wait for their turn in front of the Parliament house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 12, 2014. Anti-government demonstrations erupted in Pakistan last month, with protest organizers saying their supporters will not leave until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns - a month-long standoff which has destabilized the South Asian nation. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An anti-government protester uses a mirror while combing his beard at his makeshift tent, set up in front of the Parliament house in the Red Zone, during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester uses a mirror while combing his beard at his makeshift tent, set up in front of the Parliament house in the Red Zone, during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 12, 2014. Anti-government demonstrations erupted in Pakistan last month, with protest organizers saying their supporters will not leave until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns - a month-long standoff which has destabilized the South Asian nation. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An aerial view taken from an Pakistani air force helicopter shows a flooded area in Multan
An aerial view taken from an Pakistani air force helicopter shows a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province, September 12, 2014. Floods that have killed 450 people in India and Pakistan began to recede on Wednesday giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years in the heavily militarised and disputed region of Kashmir. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra ( PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Landslides add to misery of Kashmir's worst floods in decades
All but one of Srinagar's major hospitals are under water, and six infants have died in a maternity hospital due to a lack of medical care
Flood victims wave upon seeing an army helicopter flying over a flooded area in Multan
Flood victims wave upon seeing an army helicopter flying over a flooded area in Multan, Punjab province, September 12, 2014. Floods that have killed 450 people in India and Pakistan began to recede on Wednesday giving rescue teams a chance to evacuate thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in 50 years in the heavily militarised and disputed region of Kashmir. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra ( PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)