In Pakistan, the United Nations says renewed flooding in southern Pakistan has displaced almost one million people in just two days. In Sindh province, 70 per cent of the three lakh residents of the town of Thatta have been forced to flee to safer areas after the Indus river burst its banks. A UN spokeswoman said teams in the south were working around the clock. Further north, floodwaters are starting to recede, revealing the full extent of the damage caused by the disaster that has affected some 17 million people.Meanwhile, the UN said it was reviewing security for its staff after US officials warned that militants planned to attack foreign aid workers.

In Pakistan, the United Nations says renewed flooding in southern Pakistan has displaced almost one million people in just two days. In Sindh province, 70 per cent of the three lakh residents of the town of Thatta have been forced to flee to safer areas after the Indus river burst its banks. A UN spokeswoman said teams in the south were working around the clock. Further north, floodwaters are starting to recede, revealing the full extent of the damage caused by the disaster that has affected some 17 million people.Meanwhile, the UN said it was reviewing security for its staff after US officials warned that militants planned to attack foreign aid workers.