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By Catholic News Service
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
Pope Benedict XVI appealed again for solidarity and concrete assistance for the millions of people affected by flooding in Pakistan.
At the end of his weekly general audience Aug. 18 in Castel Gandolfo, the pope remembered “the dear population of Pakistan, recently stricken by serious flooding, which has caused numerous victims and has left many families without a home.” The flooding that began in late July has left an estimated 1,500 people dead and about 2 million people homeless.
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