<p><br /> Asif Ali Zardari arrived to public backlash for not cutting short his tour of France and Britain while catastrophe unfolded in Pakistan.<br /> </p><p><br /> The government's response to the country's worst flooding in 80 years has been criticised for being inadequate and slow.<br /> </p><p><br /> The floods, triggered by unusually heavy monsoon rain over the upper Indus river basin over the past 10 days, has caused a trail of destruction from northern Pakistan to the south, killing more than 1,600 people.<br /> </p><p><br /> Two million people are homeless and the UN estimate that around 14 million people have been affected.<br /> </p><p><br /> The United Nations have issued an urgent appeal to generously support Pakistan at this difficult time.<br /> </p><p><br /> The military has taken the lead in relief efforts while the government is under fire for what is perceived as a slow response.<br /> </p><p><br /> The president was in the southern city of Karachi and was due in the capital later in the day, he is also expected to visit flood-hit areas.<br /> </p>
