Millions of Pakistanis have been badly affected due to the remarkable floods, the worst in a decade, and are in dire want of help as the toll reached 1,136. The surprisingly sturdy monsoon rains have left a trail of deadly havoc across Pakistan as the demise toll in us crossed the 1,000 mark on Monday.
A 1/3 of Pakistan is under water as end result of flooding prompted by way of reported monsoon rains, Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said, calling it a ‘crisis of not possible proportions’, news business enterprise AFP reported. The minister termed the situation the ‘monster monsoon of the decade’.
At least 1,136 people were killed and another 1,634 injured in the floods, according to the latest records issued by the National Disaster Management Authority, the main nationwide agency tasked with dealing with the disaster, news agency PTI reported. Thousands of people living in the mountains have been ordered to evacuate – but despite helicopter support, authorities are still struggling to help those trapped.
According to officials, at least 33 million people – one in seven Pakistanis – have been affected by the floods. Unprecedented flash floods caused by ancient monsoon rains swept away roads, crops, infrastructure, and bridges.
The toll due to floods could be a good deal higher, the officials said. Thousands of villages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province continue to be cut off from the relaxation of us as swollen rivers destroyed roads and bridges.
