UN chief speaks of sorrow over of Pakistan flood crisis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has described as "heart-wrenching" the destruction he witnessed on a visit to flood-devastated Pakistan.
Mr Ban, speaking at a news conference alongside Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, said the scale of the disaster was greater than anything he had seen before.
He again urged the world to speed up aid to the country, saying shelter and medicine were desperately needed.
The Pakistani government says up to 20 million people have now been affected by the monsoon floods.
15 Aug 2010
- From the section South Asia