problem has been corruption. we have seen the last three months, we have lost 320,000 bridges, hundreds of dams have been damaged, 5000 kilometres of roads has been damaged which means it is impossible to communicate. we do have navy and army helicopters rescuing people. physical barriers are a huge issue right now and what we have been told, because there is a communication blackout, therefore we don t have comment from the government. there is no way to assess the magnitude. 50 million people in pakistan have been displaced, that is a whole country,
politicians were unable to form a government, leading to a total deadlock, so his supporters camped outside parliament for weeks. translation: the people are sick of political parties and this situation. they re sick of not having any services or right living conditions, and no water or electricity. everything is deteriorating. according to state news agencies, muqtada al sadr has announced a hunger strike until all sides put down their weapons. and for the country as a whole, this latest violence is yet another setback after struggling to recover from decades of war and corruption. gail maclellan, bbc news. more now on our top story the devastating floods in pakistan. the un has appealed for aid, after 1,100 people were killed. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have