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Scenes from the Devastating Flooding in Pakistan

The deadly rain has hardly stopped for three months in Pakistan.

More than 1,100 people are dead. A million homes have been damaged or destroyed. Even the country’s geography has been altered by floodwaters that have reshaped mountainsides.

And much of Pakistan’s farmland is underwater, meaning the damage from the deluge extends to food prices in a country already struggling with high costs and political instability.

Here are scenes of what is poised to become the worst monsoon season in the nation’s history.

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Flooded homes in Shikarpur, Sindh Province, on Tuesday.

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Crossing a swollen river in the town of Bahrain, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

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More rain fell Tuesday in the town of Dera Allah Yar, Balochistan Province.

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A roadside refuge from the flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Sunday.

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A washed-out bridge with makeshift repairs in the town of Bahrain on Tuesday.

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Workers distributing food aid in Punjab Province on Monday.

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A child resting under a mosquito net at a camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

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A flooded street in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

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Sorting through the aftermath in the town of Charsadda.

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The sodden streets of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Tuesday.

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A tent camp sheltering the displaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

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