It is estimated that over one-fifth of Pakistan went under water during the July 2010 floods. While the floods left only an estimated 1500 dead, they left over 21 million individuals without homes, as a result of what United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called, “slow moving tsunami”.  The destruction of essential infrastructure created a dangerous atmosphere, where survivors now face potentially endemic diseases.  UNICEF estimates that over 3.5 million children run the risk of contracting a waterborne disease as an aftermath of the flood.

LAKE DELTON, Wis. (AP) — Engineers kept watch over this rain-deluged state's dams Tuesday after a major collapse nearly emptied Lake Delton in a torrent that washed away houses and a highway.

The Lake Delton breach was caused by violent, drenching weekend thunderstorms that threatened the survival of the tiny Wisconsin town of Gays Mills and displaced thousands of Indiana residents. The stormy weather was blamed for 15 deaths in the Midwest and elsewhere.

One engineering assessment team from the Wisconsin National Guard headed to Lake Delton to determine what equipment and supplies will be needed to repair the gaping hole that let water from the 267-acre lake carve a new channel to the Wisconsin River on Monday.