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A Pakistani man displaced by floods reads the Quran, Islam's holy book, at a temporary camp in Sukkar, in Sindh province of southern Pakistan, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Pakistanis displaced by floods struggle for milk during an aid distribution at a temporary camp in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Pakistani flood victims fight over relief supplies taken from a truck carrying goods for distribution in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

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Pakistani flood victims line up for food in a camp set up for displaced people in Nowshera, Pakistan, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Recovering from the devastating floods still battering Pakistan will take at least three years, President Asif Ali Zardari said Monday, as the waters swept south after leaving millions homeless and submerging millions of acres of farmland. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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A Pakistani nurse treats a person injured by a bomb in Matni, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday. (Associated Press)

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Residents of the village of Hamdani Legari, near Moro, Pakistan, work to reinforce the embankment to keep floodwaters at bay on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

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A Pakistani woman weeps as she stands with others crowding around a Pakistan Army helicopter after it arrived to deliver food aid for the United Nations World Food Program in the flood encircled village of Tul in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Pakistan flood-affected swarm to get relief food distributed by a local charity group in Baseera, central Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. About 150,000 Pakistanis were forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a government spokesman said. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

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Illustration: Pakistan floods

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Flood survivors jump to catch relief goods in flood hit Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. Weeks after massive downpours first battered northern Pakistan, submerging tens of thousands of square miles, killing near 1,500 people and leaving millions homeless, those floodwaters are still sweeping down river and through the south, adding one more layer of misery to people long accustomed to hardship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Flood survivors negotiate a flooded road at Muzaffargarh, in central Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. The floods have affected 20 million people and about one-fifth of Pakistan's territory, straining its civilian government as it struggles against al-Qaida and Taliban violence. Aid groups and the United Nations have complained foreign donors have not been quick or generous enough given the scale of the disaster. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

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Pakistani flood survivors wait their turn to get relief food distributed by naval officials in Sangi Village near Sukkur, in southern Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. The world ramped up assistance to flood-ravaged Pakistan on Thursday three weeks after the crisis began, and U.S. Sen. John Kerry said Washington did not want Islamist extremists to come out of the disaster stronger. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

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The shadow of a Pakistan Navy helicopter is seen as a residents ride in a boat carrying rescued farm animals during an emergency aid distribution, near Bachel in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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A Pakistani family stand on their farm compound surrounded by flood waters as seen from a Pakistan Navy helicopter during an emergency aid distribution, near Bachel in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Augu. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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A Pakistani woma sits outside her tent as they wait for relief goods at a camp for flood victims at Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. The world ramped up assistance to flood-ravaged Pakistan three weeks after the crisis began, and U.S. Sen. John Kerry said Washington did not want Islamist extremists to come out of the disaster stronger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Pakistanis displaced by flooding plead for handouts during an aid distribution by the Pakistani Air Force at a temporary camp set up for residents who had to flee their homes in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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The shadow of a Pakistan Navy Sea King helicopter is seen flying over buildings surrounded by flood waters near Bachel in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Pakistanis displaced by flooding fight for blankets during an aid distribution by the Pakistani Air Force at a temporary camp set up for residents who had to flee their homes in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Lal Pir power generating station which is submerged in flood water further increased the power crisis in Muzaffargarh near Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Islamist terrorists may exploit the chaos and misery caused by the floods in Pakistan to gain new recruits, the country's president said Thursday. Asif Ali Zardari's remarks were echoed by U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who toured some of the worst hit areas and visited a relief camp alongside the president. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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Pakistanis displaced by flooding sit in a Pakistan Army helicopter as they are flown to a temporary camp and aid distribution center in Jacobabad, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)