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Pakistani children sit on a bed to eat their food in a flood hit area of Qasim Bella, on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan, on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
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A woman sits outside her house flooded by heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the government said it was the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 1929. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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People light earth lamps in memory of passengers who lost their lives in a plane crash near Islamabad, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday, July 30, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by local carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy, monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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Migratory birds hunt for food on a partially flooded crawfish farm owned by Grantt Guillory near Opelousas, La., on July 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department urban search and rescue team survey damage after a suspected natural gas explosion at a welding shop collapsed part of the building hurling two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, Friday, July 30, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
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Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters are shown at a building site where a suspected natural gas explosion occurred Friday, July 30, 2010 in Los Angeles. The explosion collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Daniel Ibarra, left, gestures while speaking about a suspected natural gas explosion Friday July 30, 2010 in Los Angeles. The explosion collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department survey damage from a nearby rooftop after a suspected natural gas explosion at a welding shop collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, Friday, July 30, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
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A Los Angeles firefighter walks past a building where an apparent natural gas explosion occurred on Friday July 30, 2010 in Los Angeles. The explosion collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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A Los Angeles Fire Department investigator walks past a building where an apparent natural gas explosion occurred Friday July 30, 2010 in Los Angeles. The explosion collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department stand at the site where a suspected natural gas explosion occurred Friday July 30, 2010 in Los Angeles. The explosion collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department urban search and rescue team survey damage after a suspected natural gas explosion at a welding shop collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, Friday, July 30, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
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Pakistani villagers struggle to move to a safe place from a flood hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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In this picture taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, Pakistani villagers wade through flooded area caused by heavy monsoon rain in a village outskirt of Bannu, Pakistan. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)
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In this picture taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a Pakistani family flees a flooded village, on the outskirts of Bannu, Pakistan. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in the most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)
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A Pakistani gypsy family look out over a flooded water pool after heavy monsoon rain in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
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Pakistani villagers move into safe place from a flooded village near Nowshera, Pakistan, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Pakistani stranded people stand on the rooftop of their houses at a flood hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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A Pakistani villager with his daughter moves into safe place from a flood hit village near Nowshera , Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Pakistani stranded villagers wait for help at the flood hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
