Olly Foster reporting.
Three American amputee war veterans have climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The men, two of whom have lost both legs, took six days to ascend the mountain, Africa's highest peak. The climb was not without its perils. Scree on the upper levels of the mountain caused one, Neil Duncan, to lose his footing and tumble down the mountain. Another, Dan Nevins, developed a sore on his leg's stump and had to be evacuated. But all three veterans said they hoped to send a message that disability shouldn't mean
inactivity
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联合国呼吁超过4.5亿美元的捐助,帮助巴基斯坦受洪灾影响的人们。这笔捐款将用于未来三个月的紧急援助。联合国人道事务专员霍尔姆斯(John Holmes)表示,这是任何一个国家近年来面临的最具挑战性的灾难。他表示,除非迅速为数百万流离失所的人们提供食物和清洁水等必需品,否则许多人的生命将处于危险境地。
“这是一场不断发展变化的灾难。这是完全难以想象的。所以,我鼓励大家像面临任何一场重大灾难所作出的回应一样慷慨。”
联合国表示,共有1400万人受这次洪灾影响。至少1200人已经在洪水中丧生。巴基斯坦,Aleem Maqbool报道。
即使巴基斯坦人也花费了几天的时间才了解到这次灾难的规模。北部地区有记录以来最严重的暴雨导致大范围地区被淹没。但是这场巨大的洪水继续向南部扩散,形成凶猛的洪水,现在仍在继续。巴基斯坦的每一个省份都受到影响。由于巨大的洪水,大部分地区都已经难以到达。由于许多灾民在苦苦等待食物,清洁水和庇护所,对巴基斯坦政府不作为的沮丧不断滋长。