PAKISTAN: Flood damaged schools lead to education worries

PAKISTAN: Flood damaged schools lead to education worries

Photo: Abdul Majeed Goraya/IRIN

Tens of thousands of children have been affected by floods (file photo)

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.

Muzaffargarh city and the towns and villages around it were evacuated two weeks ago. Many of the 750,000 people forced to flee are now trickling back to try to resume some kind of normali [...]