<p><strong><em>This gallery is part of a <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/clean_water_crisis.html">special series</a> that explores the global water crisis. For more, visit National Geographic's <a href="http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/?source=NavEnvFresh">Freshwater website</a></em></strong>.</p><p>Mohammed Nawaz is rescued by the Pakistani Navy August 10 in Sukkur, <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/pakistan-guide/">Pakistan</a>, as <a href="http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/floods-profile">floods</a> sweep through the country.</p><p>The Pakistani government warned another half a million people Thursday that they should evacuate due to the country's worst flood in nearly a century, according to Getty news service.</p><p>This summer's deluge has left at least 1,500 dead and tens of millions displaced.</p><p><em>--Tasha Eichenseher</em></p>

Flood Victim

This gallery is part of a special series that explores the global water crisis. For more, visit National Geographic's Freshwater website.

Mohammed Nawaz is rescued by the Pakistani Navy August 10 in Sukkur, Pakistan, as floods sweep through the country.

The Pakistani government warned another half a million people Thursday that they should evacuate due to the country's worst flood in nearly a century, according to Getty news service.

This summer's deluge has left at least 1,500 dead and tens of millions displaced.

--Tasha Eichenseher

Photograph by Paula Bronstein, Getty Images

Pakistan Flood Pictures: Millions Flee Rising Rivers

Submerged houses, crowded relief camps, and flooded provinces—see the impact of Pakistan's worst floods in nearly a century.

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