Flash floods wreak havoc in Pakistan over 4.6 million people were affected and as many as 300,000 were homeless and over 1000 dead. 90% of crops in Sindh province were ravaged. Pakistan’s meteorological department has warned of more flash flooding ahead.
Pakistan army continues to help the people and rescue operations in flood-hit areas in Balochistan.
On Friday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said 33 million people had been hit by the floods, around 15% of the population.
The country has appealed for more international aid, and Mr Sharif has held a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Islamabad. He said the losses caused by floods this season were comparable to those during the floods of 2010 to 2011.
Earlier, climate minister Sherry Rehman said the country was going through its eighth monsoon cycle “while normally the country only has three to four cycles of rain”. “The percentages of super flood torrents are shocking,” she said.
