<rss><channel><item><title>Save the Children Prepares to Assist Children and Families in Pakistan as Tropical Storm Phet Swamps Coastal Communities</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MYAI-86D5JM?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20&amp;RSS20=FS</link><description>The storm, which struck Oman as Cyclone Phet before being downgraded, forced the evacuation of thousands of people, destroyed or damaged mud homes and left the streets of many towns under water. 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