The recent flooding in Pakistan has been rated by the United Nations as the greatest humanitarian crisis that the UN has ever faced. It has already affected more people than the tsunami in Southeast Asia and the recent earthquake in Haiti. UN spokesperson Maurizio Giuliano said: "This disaster is worse than the Southeast Asia tsunami,

Last weeks devastating catastrophe began after torrential rains hit Northwestern Pakistan causing severe flooding, destroying dams, roads, schools, food supplies, and homes in towns and villages. The already dire situation is likely to worsen as more heavy rains are predicted and the ravaging flood waters move south into Southern Punjab and Sindh. According to UNICEF