Pakistan floods: One third of country is under water - minister

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Pakistan floods: One third of country is under water - minister

By Leo Sands
BBC News

29 August 2022

One-third of Pakistan has been completely submerged by historic flooding, its climate minister says.

Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops - leaving a trail of deadly havoc across Pakistan.

"It's all one big ocean, there's no dry land to pump the water out," Sherry Rehman said, calling it a "crisis of unimaginable proportions."

At least 1,136 people have died since the monsoon season began in June, according to officials.

The summer rain is the heaviest recorded in a decade and is blamed by the government on climate change.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62712301

[GregD]

1. I have a contact over there

I'm working with this fellow on a web application programming project:
https://www.facebook.com/arsalshaikh1

I've known him for about 10 months and he's a very caring and sincere fellow.

He is actively engaged in helping to deliver supplies to their community. If anyone wants to get $$$ directly onto the ground over there, every dollar counts.

They are really frustrated as there is no insurance company to look to, and the government appears to not be taking action to help. If anything, it feels like the government may actually be making things worse.