Severe rains and flooding have killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan since mid-June, officials said.
A man helps children navigate floodwaters using a satellite dish in Balochistan, Pakistan, on Friday, August 26.Updated 2031 GMT August 29, 2022
A man helps children navigate floodwaters using a satellite dish in Balochistan, Pakistan, on Friday, August 26.since mid-June, officials said.At least 33 million people have been affected by the disaster, said Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman. She called the floods"unprecedented" and"the worst humanitarian disaster of this decade."
She highlighted in particular the impact on the south of the country, adding that"maximum" relief efforts are underway. Residents gather beside a road damaged by flooding in Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Monday, August 29.A displaced child sleeps under a mosquito net in a tent at a makeshift camp after in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 29.A satellite image shows the scale of the flooding along the banks of the Indus River in Rajanpur, Pakistan, on Sunday, August 28.People wade through floodwaters in Pakistan's Mirpur Khas district on August 28.
A woman cooks food for her flood-affected family at a makeshift camp in Nawabshah, Pakistan, on Thursday, August 25.Rescue workers carry out an evacuation operation for stranded people in Rajanpur on August 25.Villagers take shelter at a makeshift camp after their homes were damaged by flooding in Pakistan's Jaffarabad district on Wednesday, August 24.Workers load sacks of relief goods for flood victims in Balochistan, Pakistan, on August 5.
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