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3 Million Affected by Pakistan's Worst Flooding in Decades
At least 1,400 people are dead as continued heavy rainfall hampers relief efforts
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Pakistani rescue teams try to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by devastating floods, estimated to have affected three million. 
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