It is 1:30 universal time and here is the news in Special English from the Voice of America. I'm Robert Cohen in Washington.
The United Nations says more flooding in southern Pakistan has forced about one million people to leave their homes since Wednesday. UN officials say the Indus River again overflowed in Sindh province. Pakistani officials ordered thousands of people to leave the historic town of Thatta. But many people have refused. The floods from seasonal rains began almost one month ago. 20 million people have been affected. About 1600 people have been killed.
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