Pakistan Faces Monsoon On Steroids As More Flood Warnings Issued Pakistan

Two months of heavy rains caused the worst flooding in more than a decade and damaged more than 1 million homes. Guterres said on Tuesday that south Asia was a hotspot for the climate crisis and that the devastating flood in Pakistan that left tens of millions of people in need of aid was a warning to every nation about the devastation caused by global warming. “The Pakistani people are dealing with a monsoon on steroids – the relentless impact of seasonal levels of rain and flooding,” he said. “It breaks my heart to see these generous people suffer so much.” The UN has launched an urgent appeal for $160m (£136m) in aid. “The people who live in them [climate crisis] Hotspots are 15 times more likely to die from climate impacts,” Guterres said. “As we continue to see more and more extreme weather events around the world, it is outrageous that climate action is taking a back seat, putting all of us, everywhere, at increasing risk.” In Pakistan, the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have more than four times the average rainfall of the last three decades. Floods in Pakistan: drone footage shows scale of devastation – video Majid Ali Bughio, 30, fled his hometown in Sindh with 20 extended family members early Monday morning after hearing of violations at a nearby embankment. Bughio said over phone that he asked his family members to go towards Karachi as many parts of Dadu and Badin districts were under water. “We need ration, food, medicine and emergency help from the Sindh government and the government should help us to leave. We are left alone,” he said. “More than 70% of the population in [wider city of Khairpur Nathan Shah] have left The shops and all the bazaars are deserted and many villages are under water.” Flash floods triggered by the climate crisis have affected more than 33 million people, officials said. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDA) announced on Monday that the death toll from monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan has reached 1,136 – with 75 deaths in the last 24 hours. The NDMA said more than 1 million houses were damaged. In an immediate warning issued on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Flood Forecasting Directorate (FFD) said very high flood levels are likely to continue in the Kabul River, which flows into Pakistan’s Indus River, over the next 24 hours. The Indus Highway, in Sindh, was submerged under two feet of water. The highway connects Sindh with the provinces of Punjab and Balochistan. A video shared by residents showed a coach that had skidded on the highway while water was flowing and authorities were involved in rescuing the passengers. Locals say there were no casualties. Local media reported that there has been an increase in waterborne diseases in Sindh and other parts of Pakistan. In some areas of Sindh, there was a 100% increase in diseases. Flash flooding caused by an unusual monsoon has washed away bridges, roads, houses, animals and people across the country. Gul Hasan, 38, of Khairpur Nathan Shah, had sent his three children and his wife to upper Sindh while staying in his hometown. He said: “I didn’t leave because after some of my neighbors had left yesterday, people broke into their houses and stole their belongings. “It is so sad in this hour of disaster that we are witnessing such issues. I will leave my city after leaving the luggage and other things on the roof and the water comes completely to the city and I know that now no one can steal our decades of savings.”

title: “Pakistan Faces Monsoon On Steroids As More Flood Warnings Issued Pakistan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-29” author: “Janice Ledford”

Two months of heavy rains caused the worst flooding in more than a decade and damaged more than 1 million homes. Guterres said on Tuesday that south Asia was a hotspot for the climate crisis and that the devastating flood in Pakistan that left tens of millions of people in need of aid was a warning to every nation about the devastation caused by global warming. “The Pakistani people are dealing with a monsoon on steroids – the relentless impact of seasonal levels of rain and flooding,” he said. “It breaks my heart to see these generous people suffer so much.” The UN has launched an urgent appeal for $160m (£136m) in aid. “The people who live in them [climate crisis] Hotspots are 15 times more likely to die from climate impacts,” Guterres said. “As we continue to see more and more extreme weather events around the world, it is outrageous that climate action is taking a back seat, putting all of us, everywhere, at increasing risk.” In Pakistan, the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have more than four times the average rainfall of the last three decades. Floods in Pakistan: drone footage shows scale of devastation – video Majid Ali Bughio, 30, fled his hometown in Sindh with 20 extended family members early Monday morning after hearing of violations at a nearby embankment. Bughio said over phone that he asked his family members to go towards Karachi as many parts of Dadu and Badin districts were under water. “We need ration, food, medicine and emergency help from the Sindh government and the government should help us to leave. We are left alone,” he said. “More than 70% of the population in [wider city of Khairpur Nathan Shah] have left The shops and all the bazaars are deserted and many villages are under water.” Flash floods triggered by the climate crisis have affected more than 33 million people, officials said. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDA) announced on Monday that the death toll from monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan has reached 1,136 – with 75 deaths in the last 24 hours. The NDMA said more than 1 million houses were damaged. In an immediate warning issued on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Flood Forecasting Directorate (FFD) said very high flood levels are likely to continue in the Kabul River, which flows into Pakistan’s Indus River, over the next 24 hours. The Indus Highway, in Sindh, was submerged under two feet of water. The highway connects Sindh with the provinces of Punjab and Balochistan. A video shared by residents showed a coach that had skidded on the highway while water was flowing and authorities were involved in rescuing the passengers. Locals say there were no casualties. Local media reported that there has been an increase in waterborne diseases in Sindh and other parts of Pakistan. In some areas of Sindh, there was a 100% increase in diseases. Flash flooding caused by an unusual monsoon has washed away bridges, roads, houses, animals and people across the country. Gul Hasan, 38, of Khairpur Nathan Shah, had sent his three children and his wife to upper Sindh while staying in his hometown. He said: “I didn’t leave because after some of my neighbors had left yesterday, people broke into their houses and stole their belongings. “It is so sad in this hour of disaster that we are witnessing such issues. I will leave my city after leaving the luggage and other things on the roof and the water comes completely to the city and I know that now no one can steal our decades of savings.”

title: “Pakistan Faces Monsoon On Steroids As More Flood Warnings Issued Pakistan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Dina Brokaw”

Two months of heavy rains caused the worst flooding in more than a decade and damaged more than 1 million homes. Guterres said on Tuesday that south Asia was a hotspot for the climate crisis and that the devastating flood in Pakistan that left tens of millions of people in need of aid was a warning to every nation about the devastation caused by global warming. “The Pakistani people are dealing with a monsoon on steroids – the relentless impact of seasonal levels of rain and flooding,” he said. “It breaks my heart to see these generous people suffer so much.” The UN has launched an urgent appeal for $160m (£136m) in aid. “The people who live in them [climate crisis] Hotspots are 15 times more likely to die from climate impacts,” Guterres said. “As we continue to see more and more extreme weather events around the world, it is outrageous that climate action is taking a back seat, putting all of us, everywhere, at increasing risk.” In Pakistan, the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have more than four times the average rainfall of the last three decades. Floods in Pakistan: drone footage shows scale of devastation – video Majid Ali Bughio, 30, fled his hometown in Sindh with 20 extended family members early Monday morning after hearing of violations at a nearby embankment. Bughio said over phone that he asked his family members to go towards Karachi as many parts of Dadu and Badin districts were under water. “We need ration, food, medicine and emergency help from the Sindh government and the government should help us to leave. We are left alone,” he said. “More than 70% of the population in [wider city of Khairpur Nathan Shah] have left The shops and all the bazaars are deserted and many villages are under water.” Flash floods triggered by the climate crisis have affected more than 33 million people, officials said. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDA) announced on Monday that the death toll from monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan has reached 1,136 – with 75 deaths in the last 24 hours. The NDMA said more than 1 million houses were damaged. In an immediate warning issued on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Flood Forecasting Directorate (FFD) said very high flood levels are likely to continue in the Kabul River, which flows into Pakistan’s Indus River, over the next 24 hours. The Indus Highway, in Sindh, was submerged under two feet of water. The highway connects Sindh with the provinces of Punjab and Balochistan. A video shared by residents showed a coach that had skidded on the highway while water was flowing and authorities were involved in rescuing the passengers. Locals say there were no casualties. Local media reported that there has been an increase in waterborne diseases in Sindh and other parts of Pakistan. In some areas of Sindh, there was a 100% increase in diseases. Flash flooding caused by an unusual monsoon has washed away bridges, roads, houses, animals and people across the country. Gul Hasan, 38, of Khairpur Nathan Shah, had sent his three children and his wife to upper Sindh while staying in his hometown. He said: “I didn’t leave because after some of my neighbors had left yesterday, people broke into their houses and stole their belongings. “It is so sad in this hour of disaster that we are witnessing such issues. I will leave my city after leaving the luggage and other things on the roof and the water comes completely to the city and I know that now no one can steal our decades of savings.”

title: “Pakistan Faces Monsoon On Steroids As More Flood Warnings Issued Pakistan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Nancy Terry”

Two months of heavy rains caused the worst flooding in more than a decade and damaged more than 1 million homes. Guterres said on Tuesday that south Asia was a hotspot for the climate crisis and that the devastating flood in Pakistan that left tens of millions of people in need of aid was a warning to every nation about the devastation caused by global warming. “The Pakistani people are dealing with a monsoon on steroids – the relentless impact of seasonal levels of rain and flooding,” he said. “It breaks my heart to see these generous people suffer so much.” The UN has launched an urgent appeal for $160m (£136m) in aid. “The people who live in them [climate crisis] Hotspots are 15 times more likely to die from climate impacts,” Guterres said. “As we continue to see more and more extreme weather events around the world, it is outrageous that climate action is taking a back seat, putting all of us, everywhere, at increasing risk.” In Pakistan, the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh have more than four times the average rainfall of the last three decades. Floods in Pakistan: drone footage shows scale of devastation – video Majid Ali Bughio, 30, fled his hometown in Sindh with 20 extended family members early Monday morning after hearing of violations at a nearby embankment. Bughio said over phone that he asked his family members to go towards Karachi as many parts of Dadu and Badin districts were under water. “We need ration, food, medicine and emergency help from the Sindh government and the government should help us to leave. We are left alone,” he said. “More than 70% of the population in [wider city of Khairpur Nathan Shah] have left The shops and all the bazaars are deserted and many villages are under water.” Flash floods triggered by the climate crisis have affected more than 33 million people, officials said. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDA) announced on Monday that the death toll from monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan has reached 1,136 – with 75 deaths in the last 24 hours. The NDMA said more than 1 million houses were damaged. In an immediate warning issued on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Flood Forecasting Directorate (FFD) said very high flood levels are likely to continue in the Kabul River, which flows into Pakistan’s Indus River, over the next 24 hours. The Indus Highway, in Sindh, was submerged under two feet of water. The highway connects Sindh with the provinces of Punjab and Balochistan. A video shared by residents showed a coach that had skidded on the highway while water was flowing and authorities were involved in rescuing the passengers. Locals say there were no casualties. Local media reported that there has been an increase in waterborne diseases in Sindh and other parts of Pakistan. In some areas of Sindh, there was a 100% increase in diseases. Flash flooding caused by an unusual monsoon has washed away bridges, roads, houses, animals and people across the country. Gul Hasan, 38, of Khairpur Nathan Shah, had sent his three children and his wife to upper Sindh while staying in his hometown. He said: “I didn’t leave because after some of my neighbors had left yesterday, people broke into their houses and stole their belongings. “It is so sad in this hour of disaster that we are witnessing such issues. I will leave my city after leaving the luggage and other things on the roof and the water comes completely to the city and I know that now no one can steal our decades of savings.”