Pakistan

The climate crisis is the prime suspect, but the vulnerability of poor citizens and other factors are important too.

[ranked eighth most at risk in the world](https://www.germanwatch.org/en/19777) by the Global Climate Risk Index. The only silver lining in the current flooding situation is that it may not get even more catastrophic. “It’s a real planet SOS here,” [said Rehman](https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1562886281197400066). The extreme heatwave suffered earlier in 2022 was made [30 times more likely by global heating](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/23/deadly-indian-heatwave-made-30-times-more-likely-by-climate-crisis) and another heatwave in [2015 was also exacerbated by global heating](http://www.ametsoc.net/eee/2015/16_india_pakistain.pdf). A natural climate cycle driven by temperature and wind variations in the Pacific may also have added to the Pakistan floods, said meteorologist Scott Duncan. Scientists are already trying to determine the extent to which global heating is to blame for the rainfall and floods. “We can see it is very extreme flooding and, in many places, it will be worse than 2010, when the floods killed 1,700 people.” “Flash flooding is very difficult to provide good warning for and to get people out of harm’s way quickly,” she said. The horrific scale of the floods are not in doubt. This is a deluge from all sides.” She said the “monster monsoon was wreaking non-stop havoc throughout the country”. Warmer oceans and heating in the Arctic were implicated in the 2010 superflood, one study found, as these factors affected the jet stream, a high-level wind that circles the planet. [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan), which has killed more than 1,000 people and affected 30 million.

The deadly floods Pakistan is suffering raise a difficult question: Who should pay for the damage climate change is causing in the developing world?

It can feel overwhelming facing the impacts of climate change, but there are [ways to cope with climate anxiety](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/climate-change-anxiety-dread-cope/2021/07/14/471eb264-e4d4-11eb-b722-89ea0dde7771_story.html?itid=lb_more-on-climate-change_6). As temperatures rise, heat waves are more often sweeping the globe — and parts of the world are [becoming too hot to survive](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/climate-change-humidity/?itid=lb_more-on-climate-change_4&itid=lb_more-on-climate-change_3). As seas rise, others are exploring [how to harness marine energy](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2021/cop26-scotland-wave-energy-renewables/?itid=lb_more-on-climate-change_14&itid=lb_more-on-climate-change_8). [$100,000](https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/aug-16-2022-united-states-providing-immediate-humanitarian-assistance-response-flooding-pakistan) in humanitarian relief in Pakistan. [Paris agreement](https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/english_paris_agreement.pdf) on climate change, countries agreed to recognize and “address” the loss and damage caused by those dangerous climate impacts. But as the damage mount some are already going to court, as citizens and politicians from vulnerable countries seek compensation for the loss of their livelihoods, homes or farms. [largest historical emitter](https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-which-countries-are-historically-responsible-for-climate-change/#:~:text=Historical%20responsibility%20for%20climate%20change,warming%20that%20has%20already%20occurred.) of carbon dioxide, has blocked such efforts at every turn. A [report](https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/footing-bill-fair-finance-loss-and-damage-era-escalating-climate-impacts) released by the humanitarian group Oxfam in June found that over the past five years appeals for relief from extreme weather were only 54 percent funded on average, leaving a shortfall of tens of billions of dollars. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, negotiators from developing countries hoped that negotiators would finally create a formal institution to funnel cash to the countries most affected by climate disasters. While the two issues may seem unconnected, for decades developing countries have asked richer ones to provide funding for the costs they face from heat waves, floods, droughts, sea-level rise and other climate-related disasters. “Now the most devastating monsoon rains in a decade are causing incessant destruction across the country.” Since mid-June, torrential rain has changed the landscape of Pakistan, submerging villages and fields, destroying homes and killing at least 1,000 people.

More than 1100 have died as record monsoon rains inundate the country, washing away bridges, roads and crop fields. Much of Pakistan is underwater.

A long-running debate over the obligations of rich, polluting nations to help poor, developing countries cope with climate change has become a sticking point in global climate negotiations. The reason for this apparent “paradox,” he said, is that the monsoon has become more erratic: Stronger downpours have been interspersed with longer dry spells. Ahsan Iqbal, the country’s planning minister, said he estimated damages to exceed $10 billion and that it will take the better part of a decade for the nation to rebuild. Only around $50 million is allocated to Pakistan’s climate change ministry in this year’s budget, reflecting a cut of almost one third as the government tries to curtail spending. The hotel’s parking lot and part of its main building were swept away over the weekend. “And we were actually the lucky ones.” “Everything has already become expensive because of rising petrol prices, and the recent floods will further worsen the situation,” he said. The former prime minister, Imran Khan, was forced out of office in April and this month was While scientists can’t yet say how much the current rainfall and flooding may have been worsened by climate change, researchers agree that in South Asia and elsewhere, global warming is increasing the likelihood of severe rain. “If that rainfall was distributed over the season, maybe it wouldn’t be that bad,” said Deepti Singh, a climate scientist at Washington State University Vancouver. Now much of the country is underwater. Stories like this are possible because of our deep commitment to original reporting, produced by a global staff of over 1,700 journalists who have all dedicated themselves to helping you understand the world.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Farah Naureen, Mercy Corps' country director for Pakistan, about relief efforts in the region after catastrophic flooding.

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A woman taking refuge is seen with her belongings, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sohbatpur, Pakistan August 29, 2022.

“Our carbon footprint is lowest in the world,” he said. “I think it is going to be huge. Iqbal also said the world owed Pakistan, which was a victim of climate change caused by the “irresponsible development of the developed world.” However, Iqbal said any formal requests for financial help would need to wait until the entire scale of the damage was known, something Pakistan was now evaluating with partners, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Tens of thousands of families have left their homes for safer places, moved in with their relatives, or to state run camps, while others have been spending nights in the open, waiting for any help, such as tents, food and medicine. ISLAMABAD — Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan’s recent deadly floods at more than $10 billion, its planning minister said on Monday, adding that the world has an obligation to help the South Asian nation cope with the effects of man-made climate change.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board approved the seventh and eighth reviews of Pakistan's bailout program, allowing for a ...

It had stalled since earlier this year as Islamabad struggled to meet targets set by the lender. [suffering from devastating floods](https://www.rappler.com/business/pakistan-floods-add-pain-struggling-small-businesses/) which have [inflicted damage of at least $10 billion](https://www.rappler.com/world/south-central-asia/pakistan-floods-damage-updates-august-30-2022/) according to the country’s planning minister. [Pakistan’s bailout program](https://www.rappler.com/business/international-monetary-fund-delivers-targets-pakistan-step-toward-restoring-bailout-june-2022/), allowing for a release of over $1.1 billion to the cash-strapped economy, the fund and the government said on Monday, August 29.

UNITED NATIONS, United States – The United Nations and Islamabad will launch a formal appeal Tuesday for $160 million to fund emergency aid for Pakistan, ...

This year’s flooding has affected more than 33 million people — one in seven Pakistanis. “We along with the (Pakistani) government are planning a flash appeal of $160 million for immediate relief activities,” he said, noting the request will officially launch Tuesday. UNITED NATIONS, United States – The United Nations and Islamabad will launch a formal appeal Tuesday for $160 million to fund emergency aid for Pakistan, which is battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade.

ISLAMABAD—International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday, as the military and volunteers desperately tried to evacuate many thousands stranded by ...

Pakistan charities were also active in flood-hit areas, and the government says everyone should contribute to help flood victims. Pakistan says it recently narrowly avoided a default, and later Monday IMF’s executive board was expected to approve the release of the much-awaited $1.7 billion for this Islamic nation. Authorities say they were using military planes, helicopters, trucks and boats to evacuate people from marooned people and deliver much-need aid to them. He appealed to Pakistanis living abroad to generously donate to the flood victims. Cargo planes from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates began the international rush to assist the impoverished nation, landing on Sunday in Islamabad carrying tents, food and other daily necessities. The United Nations will launch an international appeal for Pakistani flood victims on Tuesday in Islamabad.

Deadly floods that threaten to engulf up to a third of Pakistan by the end of the monsoon season have caused more than $10 billion in damages, according to ...

"Our needs assessment showed that we are already seeing a major increase in cases of diarrhea, skin infections, malaria and other illnesses," she said. The floods have also destroyed key infrastructure including more than 130 bridges and nearly half a million homes, according to NDMA. The funds earmarked for release by the IMF on Monday are part of a 2019 bailout agreement to "put Pakistan's economy on the path of sustainable and balanced growth," according to the IMF.

Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan's deadly floods at more than $10 billion, its planning minister said on Monday, adding that the world has an ...

"Our carbon footprint is lowest in the world," he said. "I think it is going to be huge. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan's deadly floods at more than $10 billion, its planning minister said on Monday, adding that the world has an obligation to help the South Asian nation cope with the effects of man-made climate change.

Aid efforts ramped up across flooded Pakistan on Tuesday to help tens of millions of people affected by relentless monsoon rains that have submerged a third ...

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Pakistan secured a $1.1 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to avert an imminent default as political turmoil and deadly flooding threaten the ...

The IMF also increased the nation’s bailout package to $6.5 billion. The country can withdraw 894 million of the IMF’s special drawing rights, equivalent to about $1.1 billion, the Washington-based lender said in a Pakistan secured a $1.1 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to avert an imminent default as political turmoil and deadly flooding threaten the South Asian nation’s economy.

That money is aimed to help the cash-strapped economy avoid defaulting on its debts. The unprecedented flash floods caused by historic monsoon rains have killed ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Please get in touch by emailing: Do you have family or friends in the region? "I think it is going to be huge. If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the [terms & conditions](http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms/)and [privacy policy](http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy-policy/) [In a statement on the $1.1bn bailout](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/08/29/pr22293-imf-executive-board-completes-reviews-of-extended-fund-facility-pakistan), IMF deputy managing director Antoinette Sayeh said: "Pakistan's economy has been buffeted by adverse external conditions, due to spillovers from the war in Ukraine, and domestic challenges, including from accommodative policies that resulted in uneven and unbalanced growth." He also called on richer countries to help Pakistan financially as he said it was a victim of climate change, which had been caused by the "irresponsible development of the developed world". On Monday, the country's climate change minister Sherry Rehman described the situation as a "climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions." Mr Iqbal said the country would face serious food shortages in the coming weeks and months and believed that the floods were worse than those that hit Pakistan in 2010, the deadliest in the country's history which left more than 2,000 people dead. Pakistan's planning minister says early estimates show the devastating floods that hit the country have caused at least $10bn (£8.5bn) of damage.

Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps ...

The government has deployed soldiers to help civilian authorities in rescue and relief operations across the country. experiencing what is known as glacial lake outburst floods which we have many of because Pakistan is home to the highest number of glaciers outside the polar region.” The unprecedented monsoon season has affected all four of the country’s provinces. “Thank God we are safe now on this road quite high from the flooded area,” he said. The on-camera statement was retweeted by the country’s ambassador to the European Union. Many have also taken shelter on roadsides, said Kamran Bangash, a spokesperson for the provincial government.

Army troops evacuate people from a flood-hit area in Rajanpur, district of Punjab, Pakistan, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy ...

The “recent flood in Pakistan is actually an outcome of the climate catastrophe ... Since 1959, Pakistan has emitted about 0.4% of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, compared to 21.5% by the United States and 16.4% by China. AP journalists Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report. We certainly have already reached that point because of our geographical location.” Pakistan saw similar flooding and devastation in 2010 that killed nearly 2,000 people. ... It’s been eight weeks and we are told we might see another downpour in September.” “Instead of keeping their majesty and preserving them for posterity and nature. That study, expected in a few weeks, will formally determine how much climate change is a factor, if at all. “This year Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades. There are usually breaks, she said, and not as much rain – 37.5 centimeters (14.8 inches) falls in one day, nearly three times higher than the national average for the past three decades. It occurred in a country that did little to cause the warming, but keeps getting hit, just like the relentless rain. Its rain, heat and melting glaciers are all climate change factors scientists

Calling the deadly rainfall and flash floods “apocalyptic,” Pakistan's climate minister called on global partners to scale up their emissions efforts.

[said ](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/08/29/pr22293-imf-executive-board-completes-reviews-of-extended-fund-facility-pakistan)this week it would release $1.1 billion to the country. Officials spent the past week [appealing for international aid](https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz/status/1562861563467296769?s=20&t=SaLW6Ttljxlf7zT_v90kVA). [struck ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/22/dallas-texas-flash-floods/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10)the Dallas-Fort Worth area. [Last month](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/29/kentucky-stlouis-flood-climate-explainer/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10), a record-breaking deluge swept through St. Agency for International Development](https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/aug-16-2022-united-states-providing-immediate-humanitarian-assistance-response-flooding-pakistan) said earlier this month that it is providing $100,000 in humanitarian assistance. Higher temperatures [mean ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/23/flood-united-states-climate-explainer/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8)more water in the air: For every degree of warmer temperature, the air can hold about 4 percent more water. Outside the United States, a state in [Australia ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/05/australia-flooding-sydney-record-rainfall/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10)observed about 28 inches of rain last month, while record rainfall in [ South Korea](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/08/seoul-floods-south-korea/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10) tore up parts of the capital, Seoul, this month. Last year, massive floods killed more than 150 people in [Europe](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/16/europe-flooding-deaths-germany-belgium/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10). [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-29/floods-ravage-pakistan-passing-1-000-dead-10-billion-in-damage?sref=wINQCNXe#xj4y7vzkg). [said](https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1564259863508799498) on Twitter. [said](https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1564225435386482689) Monday. [growing number of extreme weather events](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/29/global-extreme-weather-events-climate-change/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8) around the world is due to the planet’s rising temperatures, weather experts say.

Focus shifts to climate disaster from the economic crisis · Turkey, UAE and China aircrafts arrive with relief goods.

Call for emergency funding as nearly half a million people displaced and estimated $10bn damage to economy.

The UN said last week it had allocated $3m for its aid agencies and their partners in Pakistan to respond to the floods. But the government did not implement plans to prevent future flooding by preventing construction and homes in flood-prone areas and riverbeds, said Suleri. The US is responsible for 21.5%, China for 16.5% and the EU 15%. Since 1959, Pakistan has been responsible for only 0.4% of the world’s historical CO2 emissions. “This year Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades. “It is a preliminary estimate likely to be far greater,” the planning minister, Ahsan Iqbal, said before the launch of the appeal in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Eight weeks of torrential rain during a severe monsoon season have left a third of Pakistan underwater, in the worst flooding since 2010.

[told the AFP news agency yesterday](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220829-pakistan-floods-a-crisis-of-unimaginable-proportions-says-minister) it was time for big emitters – a reference to countries including China, the US, India and members of the European Union – to review their climate policies. A study has since found that climate change made the heatwave [at least 30 times more likely.](https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-made-devastating-early-heat-in-india-and-pakistan-30-times-more-likely/) [more than 1700 millimetres of rain in one day](https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1564259863508799498). [a severe drought](/article/2334921-heatwave-in-china-is-the-most-severe-ever-recorded-in-the-world/) that has disrupted energy supplies and forced factories to close. In [an interview with Sky News](https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1564225435386482689?s=20&t=uB3obMnl32lmFCk3h70ntg), she said rescue helicopters were having trouble finding dry land in the south. Eight weeks of torrential rain during a severe monsoon season have left a third of Pakistan underwater in the country’s worst flooding since 2010.

Heavy rains over two months have caused the worst flooding in more than a decade and damaged more than 1m homes. Guterres said on Tuesday that south Asia was a ...

The local media reported that there was a rise in waterborne diseases in Sindh and other parts of Pakistan. He said: “I did not leave because after some of my neighbours had left yesterday, people barged into their houses and stole their belongings. “More than 70% of the population in the [wider city of Khairpur Nathan Shah] have left. Flash floods fuelled by the climate crisis have affected more than 33 million people, officials have said. “We need ration, food, medicines and emergency help from the Sindh government and the government must help us to vacate. The shops and all bazaars are deserted and many villages are underwater.”

One in seven Pakistanis have been affected by severe flooding after the heaviest rains in three decades swept away poorly protected housing and ...

The US is responsible for 21.5%, China for 16.5% and the EU 15%. Pakistan saw similar flooding and devastation in 2010 that killed nearly 2,000 people. “This year Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades. On Monday, climate minister Sherry Rehman and meteorologists told the AP that new monsoons were expected in September. Pakistan and the IMF originally signed a large bailout accord in 2019. This money will be used for health, nutrition, food security, as well as water and sanitation services in flood-affected areas, focusing on the most vulnerable.

News and Press Release in English on Pakistan about Food and Nutrition, Logistics and Telecommunications, Flash Flood and Flood; published on 30 Aug 2022 by ...

WFP has already assisted over 168,000 people with food and livelihoods assistance in five districts in Balochistan. Food distributions for another 117,000 people in Sindh Province will begin in the coming days. ISLAMABAD – With a record 33 million people affected by this year’s heavy monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up its support to the Government’s relief efforts. Poor access and connectivity are also hampering the relief efforts led by the Government. WFP will also give logistics support for the response. The expanded assistance provided by WFP and its humanitarian partners to flood-affected families will include food relief, malnutrition prevention and livelihoods support.

Record-breaking flooding from an extreme monsoon season has killed more than 1150 people. U.N. says "tomorrow, it could be your country."

"Extreme weather patterns are turning more frequent in the region and Pakistan is not an exception." Pakistan has 7,532 glaciers, more than anywhere else outside of the polar regions. is responsible for 21.5%, China for 16.5% and the EU 15%. Pakistan is hit, on average, with three or four spells of monsoon rains per season, but this year has been wicked. Khan was ousted through a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April. Rainfall during that time was three times the average, and up to six times higher in some areas, he said. For us, this is no less than a national emergency," Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said Tuesday, urging the international community to give generously to the U.N. It requires the world's collective and prioritized attention," he said. It also reflects how poorer countries often pay the price for climate change largely caused by more industrialized nations. "The situation is likely to deteriorate even further as heavy rains continue over areas already inundated by more than two months of storms and flooding. More than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis, have been affected by the catastrophic flooding, which has devastated a country already trying to revive a struggling economy. The National Disaster Management Authority warned emergency services to be on maximum alert, saying flood waters over the next 24 hours could cause further damage.

Pakistani authorities backed by the military, rescuers and volunteers have been battling the aftermath of the floods that have affected more than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis. Although rains stopped three days ago and flood waters in some ...

The US is responsible for 21.5 percent, China for 16.5 percent and the EU 15 percent. Pakistan saw similar flooding and devastation in 2010 that killed nearly 2,000 people. “This year Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades. On Monday, Climate Minister Sherry Rehman and meteorologists told the AP that new monsoons were expected in September. Pakistan and the IMF originally signed a large bailout accord in 2019. This money will be used for health, nutrition, food security, as well as water and sanitation services in flood-affected areas, focusing on the most vulnerable.

A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the ...

[WMO](https://public.wmo.int/en)) spokesperson, the deadly flooding is “the footprint of climate change where it is becoming more extreme”. “You have crush injuries from the debris floating in the water. you have the lack of drinking water,” which is “not only a problem for the immediate situation, but for the medium situation as well”. The humanitarian situation has also been compounded by severe impacts to infrastructure. Pakistan has endured severe monsoon weather since June, which saw rainfall levels 67 per cent above normal in that month alone, OCHA said in a statement. In [March and April](https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/04/1117272), Pakistan “was in the grips of this devastating heat wave and drought” and now “the pendulum has swung”, she warned. The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids. These include primarily shelter items, but also, “cooking stoves, blankets, solar lamps.” You have electrical shocks from wires… [Secretary-General António Guterres](https://www.un.org/sg/) [said in a video message](https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2022-08-30/secretary-generals-video-message-flash-appeal-support-of-pakistan-flood-response-plan-for-pakistan) to launch the six-month appeal in Islamabad and Geneva. [$160 million emergency plan](https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/joint-launch-2022-pakistan-floods-response-plan-government-pakistan-and-united-nations) to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country”. The third aim is to ensure that “people can access assistance and protection in a way that is both safe and dignified, including family tracing”.

The United Nations appealed on Tuesday for $160 million to help Pakistan as army helicopters rescued stranded families and dropped food packages into ...

"We had no hope, but then army's help came," said one of the tourists in a video statement issued by the military. "Diarrhea and fever is common here," he said of the camp, adding no sufficient medical assistance was available. Guterres appealed for a speedy response to Pakistan's request to the international community for help, and called for an end to "sleepwalking towards the destruction of our planet by climate change." "We urgently need shelter and tents, and mosquito nets," he said, adding that Pakistan would also need help with rehabilitation and reconstruction of the flood-hit areas. "Pakistan is awash in suffering," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message to launch the appeal in Islamabad and Geneva. "The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids—the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding."

Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have badly affected over 33 million Pakistanis.

“Our needs assessment showed that we are already seeing a major increase in cases of diarrhea, skin infections, malaria and other illnesses,” the group said in a statement. More relief aid is on the way, according to Pakistani officials. The NDMA noted that more than a million homes, 162 bridges, and nearly 3,500 kilometers of roads across the South Asian nation have been damaged or destroyed. Pakistan is home to more than 7,000 glaciers, but experts warn rising global temperatures are causing them to melt fast, creating thousands of glacial lakes. “The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids — the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding,” he warned. “We lost the spring this year, 2022. But the scale of needs was rising like the flood waters, requiring collective and prioritized attention, the U.N. He noted that Pakistani authorities were responding to “the climate catastrophe” by releasing funds, including immediate cash relief, to flood victims. More than 33 million residents there have been affected, tens of thousands of others displaced, with massive losses inflicted on key cash crops. The U.N. Guterres said that South Asia is one of the world’s global “climate crisis hotspots” and people living in these hotspots are 15 times likely to die from climate impacts. Pakistani officials say the calamity has “badly” impacted more than 33 million people and killed more than 1,100 people since the seasonal rainfall began in June.

One-third of Pakistan is inundated, as floods sweep through the country this summer. The catastrophic floods, resulting from monsoon rains that began in ...

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The country's south has been most affected, notably the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. Though some degree of flooding is common in Pakistan during monsoon ...

But Ayesha Siddiqi, a geographer at the University of Cambridge who has researched Pakistan’s response to [the 2010 flooding](https://reliefweb.int/disaster/fl-2010-000141-pak), told me that “all disasters are very much constructed, they’re constructed by society, and they’re constructed by people.” [detained on treason charges](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/detained-aide-of-pakistans-former-pm-imran-khan-in-hospital/2022/08/19/827f816a-1ff4-11ed-9ce6-68253bd31864_story.html) and alleged that he had been tortured in custody. The next general election will be held in 2023, but Khan has been [calling for early elections](https://www.dw.com/en/is-pakistan-heading-towards-early-elections/a-62585608). “The state has learned how to go about reaching out to people, but what the state has been far less adept at managing is the longer-term issues of, how do we rehabilitate people in the next five years, 10 years, so that they are not this vulnerable again?” Most recently, the police [issued terrorism charges against him](https://www.npr.org/2022/08/22/1118730792/police-terrorism-charges-against-pakistan-imran-khan) over a speech he delivered earlier this month. [Early this year, a political crisis rattled Pakistan](https://www.vox.com/23016679/pakistan-political-crisis-imran-khan-parliament). [hold political rallies](https://www.dawn.com/news/1707148) that reinforce his street power. “Running underneath all of this has been the political crisis.” There has been [$10 billion of damage](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-29/floods-ravage-pakistan-passing-1-000-dead-10-billion-in-damage#xj4y7vzkg) and an estimated 1 million homes wrecked. But Pakistan this year has also endured economic difficulties and a [lethal heat wave](https://www.vox.com/23057267/india-pakistan-heat-wave-climate-change-coal-south-asia) that, as Vox’s Umair Irfan reported, strained public infrastructure and social services. [calamity](https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-2022-monsoon-floods-situation-report-no-03-26-august-2022) alone would have been disastrous. The country’s south has been most affected, notably the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.

Satellites have been helping the world keep tabs on the catastrophic Pakistan floods, which have killed more than 1100 people and damaged over a million ...

Follow us on Twitter [@Spacedotcom](https://twitter.com/SPACEdotcom) (opens in new tab) or on Follow him on Twitter [@michaeldwall](https://twitter.com/michaeldwall) (opens in new tab). This is how the Jafarabad District appeared in the image captured on 29 August 2022," Copernicus officials said today (Aug. [Satellites](https://www.space.com/24839-satellites.html) have been helping the world keep tabs on this unfolding disaster, which has already impacted 33 million of Pakistan's 240 million people, [according to CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/asia/pakistan-flood-damage-imf-bailout-intl-hnk/index.html) (opens in new tab). Tomorrow, it could be your country." Doves may be small, but they're pretty sharp-eyed; the cubesats are capable of resolving features as small as 10 feet (3 meters) across from their perch in low Earth orbit. Since June, those floodwaters have killed more than 1,100 people and damaged over a million homes, [according to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Agency](https://cms.ndma.gov.pk/storage/app/public/situation-reports/August2022/uxKZJqhciKJDdAehPjJP.pdf) (opens in new tab). "The apocalyptic situation caused by the ongoing #floods in #Pakistan is visible from #Copernicus #Sentinel2's orbit at 786 km [488 miles] in space. "Today, it's Pakistan. [Twitter post](https://twitter.com/CopernicusEU/status/1564521829334671360) (opens in new tab) that shared imagery of the ravaged region. "Devastating floods, driven by unusually heavy monsoon rains, are surging across Pakistan. [the Twitter post](https://twitter.com/planet/status/1564268348652679168) (opens in new tab).

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One-third of Pakistan is inundated, as floods sweep through the country this summer. The catastrophic floods, resulting from monsoon rains that began in ...

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By Lydia O'Kane. As Pakistan continues to be hit by unprecedented flash floods which have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure, and bridges, ...

In the meantime, Caritas Pakistan is already assisting 3,000 families, and is hoping that number will reach 10,000 beneficiaries. And we have seen the misery and the vulnerability that was evident. So at least they should be provided these things, so that they at least can get the emergency relief. But I think at the moment they should be provided these basic, immediate needs to meet their needs during such situations.” And I have seen more than 20 kilometres area that was under the water and many villages there have been disappeared. Since then, flooding has wreaked havoc on 116 out of 160 districts of the country, and he has seen at first hand the effect that these floods have had on people’s lives.

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Browse all of our [subscriber-only newsletters here](https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters#subscriber-only-newsletters). [almost 40 percent of Pakistanis](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS?locations=PK). But government officials in Pakistan estimate [the damage of these floods alone will run over $10 billion](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/initial-economic-losses-pakistan-floods-least-10-bln-planning-minister-2022-08-29/). The ruling was based on a Last survivor, gone: The last member of an uncontacted Indigenous group in Brazil has died. [deadly heat waves](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/climate/india-pakistan-heat-wave-global-warming.html), summer floods have killed more than 1,100 people in Pakistan. The floods in Pakistan offered an example. According to World Bank data, the sector employs This monsoon season, rainfall in Pakistan has been nearly three times the national average of the past 30 years, the country’s disaster agency said. Stories like this are possible because of our deep commitment to original reporting, produced by a global staff of over 1,700 journalists who have all dedicated themselves to helping you understand the world. The South Asian summer monsoon is part of a regional weather pattern. There is little doubt that it made this year’s monsoon season more destructive.

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Tuesday launched a flash $160 million appeal for flood-ravaged Pakistan, where more than 1100 people have been ...

We evacuated the women and the cattle. "Our needs assessment showed that we are already seeing a major increase in cases of diarrhea, skin infections, malaria and other illnesses," she said. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that he hadn't seen such devastation in the country in his "entire political career," during a briefing on Tuesday. "This is a climate crisis," Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF's representative in Pakistan told CNN. By the time the women were leaving the house, the water had become almost waist-deep. Nearly half a million homes have been destroyed, according to NDMA. The country was, however, hit with similarly devastating floods in 2010. "It's not months but years we are talking about." Richer countries also bear a much larger historical responsibility for the crisis in the first place. But that quickly changed. Tomorrow, it could be your country." "Today, it's Pakistan.

SUKKUR, Pakistan: Aid efforts ramped up across flooded Pakistan on Tuesday to help tens of millions of people affected by relentless monsoon rains that have ...

"I never thought that one day we will have to live like this," 60-year-old Malang Jan said. There's no dry land to pump the water out," she said. "We don't even have space to cook food. But such intense downpours have not been seen for three decades. She said "literally a third" of the country was under water, comparing scenes from the disaster to a dystopian movie. The rains that began in June have unleashed the nation's worst flooding in more than a decade, washing away swathes of vital crops and damaging or destroying more than a million homes.

Flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains have claimed more than 1,100 lives in Pakistan since June, while millions have been left stranded and desperate ...

[Muslim Aid Pakistan](https://www.muslimaid.org.pk) established its own [flood emergency fund](https://www.muslimaid.org/pakistan-flood-emergency/) with support from [Muslim Aid UK](https://www.muslimaid.org), [USA](https://www.mausa.org) and the [Start Network](https://startnetwork.org/pakistan-hub). [Shahid Afridi’s foundation](https://shahidafridifoundation.org/), created in 2014, has set up a relief operation in the country’s Balochistan province. [International Medical Corps](https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/country/pakistan/) has reportedly provided enough medical supplies for at least 4,500 patients within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and are giving out water purification tablets to combat the spread of water-borne illnesses. Overseas donations can be made through their international partners, including [Aghosh USA](https://aghosh.us/) and [Aghosh UK](https://www.aghosh.co.uk/). [Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan](https://alkhidmat.org) nonprofit has opened a [flood emergency relief appeal](https://alkhidmat.org/appeals/emergency-flood-appeal.html) to buy food, tents and tarpaulins, as well as fund medical camps. The money will go to help an [estimated 90,000 Pakistanis](https://twitter.com/UNReliefChief/status/1562502750423752705) who have been the most affected. The organization runs seven provincial and 92 district branches in Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s government has pledged to make payments to each family affected by the flood in the Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. “Let’s stop sleepwalking towards the destruction of our planet by climate change,” U.N. “Pakistan was already facing the disastrous effects of climate change,” Rehman said at a news conference Thursday. [also announced Tuesday](https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/aug-30-2022-united-states-providing-additional-30-million-critical-humanitarian-assistance-pakistan-flooding) that it would send an additional $30 million in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan. Pakistan has received nearly three times the national 30-year average this season.

Pakistan's deadly flooding is the country's worst natural disaster in decades, intensified by climate change. Take action today to help Pakistani flood ...

Use your voice by [emailing G20 leaders now](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/g20-climate-action-now/) to demand that the nations most responsible for climate change pay up. [climate finance](https://www.globalcitizen.org/es/content/international-climate-finance-explainer/) annually for vulnerable countries on the front lines of climate change and communities living in extreme poverty. [CHHIPA](https://www.chhipa.org/) works to provide some of the country’s most vulnerable people with access to nutritious food, health care, shelter, and hygiene. [Pakistan’s Red Crescent Society](https://prcs.org.pk/) prides itself on being the first to arrive and the last to leave when it comes to disaster response. [Shahid Afridi Foundation](https://shahidafridifoundation.org/) has helped more than 4,000 households get back on their feet in the country’s southern Sindh and Balochistan provinces. [World Food Programme](https://www.wfp.org/) is supporting the Government of Pakistan as it works to provide immediate food to communities devastated by flooding. [United Nations](https://www.un.org/en/) pledging US$3 million, the [United Kingdom £1.5 million](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-assisting-pakistan-in-flood-relief-efforts), and [Australia AU$2 million](https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/australian-humanitarian-assistance-response-pakistan-floods). The fund accepts donations from within and outside Pakistan, with the State Bank of Pakistan devising specific wire transfers and account systems to accept global contributions. (Disclosure: The IRC is a global policy partner of Global Citizen.) (Disclosure: World Food Programme is a funding partner of Global Citizen.) The [International Monetary Fund](https://www.imf.org/en/Home), meanwhile, released a little over US$1 billion for the country. As a result, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has called for an

Donate to the Pakistan Flood Appeal to help people who urgently need clean drinking water, food, medical assistance and shelter after record monsoon rains.

CAFOD has already committed £100,000 to support the emergency response, with CWSA’s emergency response team preparing immediate relief. People have lost their homes, their cattle, their lands and their livelihoods, and are totally dependent on humanitarian assistance. In Sindh province alone, the worst-affected area, the floods have killed more than 300 people, with people seeking out whatever dry patches of ground remain along the area’s narrow streets to pitch temporary shelter.

UN Secretary General António Guterres warns that the world is 'sleepwalking' into environmental destruction, as he launched a flash $160 million appeal for ...

We evacuated the women and the cattle. "Our needs assessment showed that we are already seeing a major increase in cases of diarrhea, skin infections, malaria and other illnesses," she said. "This is a climate crisis," Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF's representative in Pakistan told CNN. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that he hadn't seen such devastation in the country in his "entire political career," during a briefing on Tuesday. Nearly half a million homes have been destroyed, according to NDMA. The country was, however, hit with similarly devastating floods in 2010. By the time the women were leaving the house, the water had become almost waist-deep. "It's not months but years we are talking about." Richer countries also bear a much larger historical responsibility for the crisis in the first place. People living in hotspots like South Asia are 15 times more likely to die from climate crisis impacts. Tomorrow, it could be your country." "Today, it's Pakistan.

News and Press Release in English on Pakistan about Health, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Flash Flood and Flood; published on 30 Aug 2022 by Malteser.

We are also going to distribute tents, medicines and cash to 6,000 particularly vulnerable families in the districts of Sanghar and Mirpur Khas," says Cordula Wasser, Head of the Asia Department of Malteser International. In the past weeks, volunteers trained by Malteser International have assisted in rescue operations and in the evacuation of families in the severely affected province of Sindh. After the heavy rains in the past months, more than 33 million people in Pakistan are affected by floods.

A general view of a collapsed building, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan August 30, 2022. REUTERS.

Sindh province, with a population of 50 million, was hardest hit, getting 466% more rain than the 30-year average. “Pakistan is awash in suffering,” U.N. Guterres appealed for a speedy response to Pakistan’s request to the international community for help, and called for an end to “sleepwalking towards the destruction of our planet by climate change.” Prime Minister Sharif said that amount of aid would need “to be multiplied rapidly,” pledging that “every penny will reach the needy, there will be no waste at all.” “The extreme monsoon flooding tells us that there is no time to waste, the climate tipping point is here,” said Rehman, the climate change minister, adding Pakistan is looking for the developed world to not let it pay for other countries’ carbon-backed development. Guterres will head to Pakistan next week to see the effects of the “unprecedented climate catastrophe,” a U.N. “The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids – the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding.” Early estimates put the damage from the floods at more than $10 billion, the government said, adding the world had an obligation to help Pakistan cope with the effects of man-made climate change. The United States will provide $30 million in support for Pakistan’s flood response through USAID, its embassy in Islamabad said in a statement, saying the country was “deeply saddened by the devastating loss of life, livelihoods, and homes throughout Pakistan.” He said the scale of the climate disaster commanded the world’s collective attention. “One third of the country is literally under water,” Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman told Reuters, describing the scale of the disaster as “a catastrophe of unknown precedent”. CHARSADDA, Pakistan — Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,100 people, including 380 children as the United Nations appealed for aid on Tuesday for what it described as an “unprecedented climate catastrophe.”