Malaria, snakes, misery: Pakistan flood victims wait for elusive aid

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Pakistan's floodwaters have been receding in some areas, but others remain inundated. Here, a girl sits on a cot in a flooded street in the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan on Oct. 4. © AFP/Jiji

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Millions of people affected by the floods that overwhelmed Pakistan in July and August are still not getting proper assistance, with the cash-strapped government counting on foreign aid that remains hard to come by.

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