ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says 800,000 flood victims in Pakistan are only reachable by air and appealed for more helicopters to ferry aid to deliver life-saving assistance.
It said Monday that at least 40 more heavy-lift helicopters were urgently needed.
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