The damage from Pakistan's worst floods in generations mounted Monday as rescue operations continued and public fury rose in the country's most volatile province. More than 1,400 were dead, the UNICEF aid organization said. Official estimates in Pakistan placed the death toll between 800 and 1,500, but the numbers seemed destined to rise. UNICEF said 3 million people had been affected by what it called the worst flooding to hit Pakistan in 80 years. Included in those estimates were 1 million children in need of emergency assistance. The displaced are clustered in hundreds of schools, largely fending for themselves for food and drinking water. Pakistani television channels showed survivors voicing anger toward a government that has provided little immediate aid. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari landed in Francefor talks with the French government. 'People think that the government is not providing anything to them,' said Adnan Khan, an official at the government's disaster-relief management office. 'But the scale is so high and huge that we cannot cater to all of the people.' The growing frustration with the government adds to its troubles in dealing with the province, which abuts Afghanistan in Pakistan's north and is a pivotal battleground against the Islamic militants operating in both countries. For the past year, the government and the military have been engaged in a campaign to restore public services, trying to rebuild trust after more than 2 million people were displaced last year when government forces launched a major offensive against militants. But the reconstruction efforts have been painfully slow, and the public mood has shifted from frustrated to furious. Analysts said the government's flood relief effort would serve not only as another test of public trust but would also most likely be exploited as a wedge by foreign governments and militant organizations. Last summer, hard-line Islamist charities ended up providing significant aid to the displaced, while Pakistani authorities were unable to deliver enough help but refused to allow U.S. agencies to deliver more. The authorities did not want to be associated with the United States, widely blamed here for many of the country's ills. That has not changed. For the moment, the United States, which has pledged $10 million in aid for flood victims and has donated thousands of meals, is handing over the supplies for Pakistan to deliver. The United States is also sending two water filtration systems, 12 prefabricated bridges and seven helicopters. One of the priorities is rebuilding a crucial bridge in Dir district, which remains largely cut off and where thousands are feared trapped or dead. And in Upper Swat, mules were being used to shuttle food rations across high waters to the hungry, an official said. 