UN chief flies in to Pakistan as crisis worsens
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to flood-ravaged Pakistan on Sunday to boost relief efforts as concerns grew about the 20 million people made homeless in one of the worst disasters to hit the country.
About 1,500 people have died in the disaster and more than 7.9 million acres (3.2 million hectares) of cotton, sugar cane and wheat crops destroyed. The International Monetary Fund has warned of dire economic consequences in a country already reliant on foreign aid to keep its economy afloat and one key to the US-led war against al-Qaida and the Taliban. (AP)
