The rains that began in June have unleashed powerful floods across the country, washed away swathes of vital crops and destroyed more than a million homes.
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are in urgent need of shelter, food and clean water, with the threat of more flooding hitting parts of country in coming days, especially Sindh.
More than 1,200 people have died, including 380 children, in what the United Nations has called an ‘unprecedented climate catastrophe’.
Pakistan has had eight rounds of widespread rain this monsoon season, about double the normal amount, the Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) said in its report.
The country has experienced 190 percent more rainfall than average from the beginning of June to the end of August.
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As the Indus River swelled from the steady precipitation and glaciers melted, low-lying areas were devastated.
According to official stats, 90% of crops in Sindh and 45% of the country have been damaged by floods. Initial estimates suggest that the floods have caused damage of around $10 billion.
Pakistan has approached G-20 countries for relief in debt payments as the country faces devastating floods.
The United Nations (UN) issued a flash appeal for $160 million to help Pakistan cope with catastrophic floods that have killed more than 1,100 people and affected 33 million people.
