Aid Continues To Arrive In Pakistan As Flood Death Toll Tops 1 200 Pakistan

The ninth flight from the United Arab Emirates and the first from Uzbekistan was the last to land in Islamabad overnight as a military-backed rescue operation elsewhere in the country reached more than 3 million people affected by the disaster. Officials have blamed climate change for the unusual monsoon and floods, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who earlier this week called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” into the deadly crisis. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that the planes were carrying food, medicine and tents. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had planned to travel to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, but postponed the trip to visit flood-hit areas at home. A satellite image released by the European Space Agency shows the extent of flooding in Pakistan with a wide view of the affected area (left) and zooming in on the area between Dera Murad Jamali and Larkana, blue to black colors showing where the land is submerged. Photo: European Space AgencyAFP/Getty Images So far Pakistan has received aid from China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates and other countries. This week, the US announced it would provide $30m (£26m) in aid to flood victims. Pakistan also blames the climate crisis for the heavy monsoon rains that caused the floods. Asim Iftikhar, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, told a press conference the day before that the crisis had lent credence to climate change warnings by scientists. “This is not a conspiracy, it is reality and we have to pay attention to it,” he said. According to initial government estimates, the disaster has caused $10 billion in damages. Since 1959, Pakistan has emitted about 0.4 percent of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, compared with 21.5 percent from the US and 16.4 percent from China, according to scientists and experts. Pakistani officials and experts say there has been a 400 percent increase in average rainfall in parts of Pakistan such as Balochistan and Sindh, which has led to the extreme flooding. Earlier this week, the UN and Pakistan issued a joint appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help the 3.3 million people affected by the floods, which have damaged more than 1 million homes. On Friday, authorities warned people in the Dadu district of southern Sindh province to move to safer places ahead of the arrival of floods from the swollen Indus River, which is expected to hit the area this week. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In May, some parts of Sindh were the hottest place in Pakistan. Now people are facing floods where they have caused an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Although flood waters continued to recede in most of the country, many areas in Sindh remained submerged. Farah Naureen, director for Pakistan at the international aid agency Mercy Corps, told The Associated Press that about 73,000 women would give birth in the next month and needed skilled birth attendants, privacy and birthing facilities. Otherwise, he said, the survival of mothers and newborns would be at risk. Rescuers, backed by troops, resumed rescue and relief operations early Friday, according to the military. Rescuers are mostly using boats, but helicopters are also flying in to evacuate stranded people from remote towns, villages and flood-hit areas in Pakistan and deliver food to them.

title: “Aid Continues To Arrive In Pakistan As Flood Death Toll Tops 1 200 Pakistan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Addie Williams”

The ninth flight from the United Arab Emirates and the first from Uzbekistan was the last to land in Islamabad overnight as a military-backed rescue operation elsewhere in the country reached more than 3 million people affected by the disaster. Officials have blamed climate change for the unusual monsoon and floods, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who earlier this week called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” into the deadly crisis. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that the planes were carrying food, medicine and tents. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had planned to travel to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, but postponed the trip to visit flood-hit areas at home. A satellite image released by the European Space Agency shows the extent of flooding in Pakistan with a wide view of the affected area (left) and zooming in on the area between Dera Murad Jamali and Larkana, blue to black colors showing where the land is submerged. Photo: European Space AgencyAFP/Getty Images So far Pakistan has received aid from China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates and other countries. This week, the US announced it would provide $30m (£26m) in aid to flood victims. Pakistan also blames the climate crisis for the heavy monsoon rains that caused the floods. Asim Iftikhar, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, told a press conference the day before that the crisis had lent credence to climate change warnings by scientists. “This is not a conspiracy, it is reality and we have to pay attention to it,” he said. According to initial government estimates, the disaster has caused $10 billion in damages. Since 1959, Pakistan has emitted about 0.4 percent of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, compared with 21.5 percent from the US and 16.4 percent from China, according to scientists and experts. Pakistani officials and experts say there has been a 400 percent increase in average rainfall in parts of Pakistan such as Balochistan and Sindh, which has led to the extreme flooding. Earlier this week, the UN and Pakistan issued a joint appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help the 3.3 million people affected by the floods, which have damaged more than 1 million homes. On Friday, authorities warned people in the Dadu district of southern Sindh province to move to safer places ahead of the arrival of floods from the swollen Indus River, which is expected to hit the area this week. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In May, some parts of Sindh were the hottest place in Pakistan. Now people are facing floods where they have caused an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Although flood waters continued to recede in most of the country, many areas in Sindh remained submerged. Farah Naureen, director for Pakistan at the international aid agency Mercy Corps, told The Associated Press that about 73,000 women would give birth in the next month and needed skilled birth attendants, privacy and birthing facilities. Otherwise, he said, the survival of mothers and newborns would be at risk. Rescuers, backed by troops, resumed rescue and relief operations early Friday, according to the military. Rescuers are mostly using boats, but helicopters are also flying in to evacuate stranded people from remote towns, villages and flood-hit areas in Pakistan and deliver food to them.

title: “Aid Continues To Arrive In Pakistan As Flood Death Toll Tops 1 200 Pakistan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Linda Mesiti”

The ninth flight from the United Arab Emirates and the first from Uzbekistan was the last to land in Islamabad overnight as a military-backed rescue operation elsewhere in the country reached more than 3 million people affected by the disaster. Officials have blamed climate change for the unusual monsoon and floods, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who earlier this week called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” into the deadly crisis. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that the planes were carrying food, medicine and tents. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had planned to travel to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, but postponed the trip to visit flood-hit areas at home. A satellite image released by the European Space Agency shows the extent of flooding in Pakistan with a wide view of the affected area (left) and zooming in on the area between Dera Murad Jamali and Larkana, blue to black colors showing where the land is submerged. Photo: European Space AgencyAFP/Getty Images So far Pakistan has received aid from China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates and other countries. This week, the US announced it would provide $30m (£26m) in aid to flood victims. Pakistan also blames the climate crisis for the heavy monsoon rains that caused the floods. Asim Iftikhar, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, told a press conference the day before that the crisis had lent credence to climate change warnings by scientists. “This is not a conspiracy, it is reality and we have to pay attention to it,” he said. According to initial government estimates, the disaster has caused $10 billion in damages. Since 1959, Pakistan has emitted about 0.4 percent of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, compared with 21.5 percent from the US and 16.4 percent from China, according to scientists and experts. Pakistani officials and experts say there has been a 400 percent increase in average rainfall in parts of Pakistan such as Balochistan and Sindh, which has led to the extreme flooding. Earlier this week, the UN and Pakistan issued a joint appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help the 3.3 million people affected by the floods, which have damaged more than 1 million homes. On Friday, authorities warned people in the Dadu district of southern Sindh province to move to safer places ahead of the arrival of floods from the swollen Indus River, which is expected to hit the area this week. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In May, some parts of Sindh were the hottest place in Pakistan. Now people are facing floods where they have caused an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Although flood waters continued to recede in most of the country, many areas in Sindh remained submerged. Farah Naureen, director for Pakistan at the international aid agency Mercy Corps, told The Associated Press that about 73,000 women would give birth in the next month and needed skilled birth attendants, privacy and birthing facilities. Otherwise, he said, the survival of mothers and newborns would be at risk. Rescuers, backed by troops, resumed rescue and relief operations early Friday, according to the military. Rescuers are mostly using boats, but helicopters are also flying in to evacuate stranded people from remote towns, villages and flood-hit areas in Pakistan and deliver food to them.

title: “Aid Continues To Arrive In Pakistan As Flood Death Toll Tops 1 200 Pakistan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-07” author: “Regina Lewis”

The ninth flight from the United Arab Emirates and the first from Uzbekistan was the last to land in Islamabad overnight as a military-backed rescue operation elsewhere in the country reached more than 3 million people affected by the disaster. Officials have blamed climate change for the unusual monsoon and floods, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who earlier this week called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” into the deadly crisis. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that the planes were carrying food, medicine and tents. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had planned to travel to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, but postponed the trip to visit flood-hit areas at home. A satellite image released by the European Space Agency shows the extent of flooding in Pakistan with a wide view of the affected area (left) and zooming in on the area between Dera Murad Jamali and Larkana, blue to black colors showing where the land is submerged. Photo: European Space AgencyAFP/Getty Images So far Pakistan has received aid from China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates and other countries. This week, the US announced it would provide $30m (£26m) in aid to flood victims. Pakistan also blames the climate crisis for the heavy monsoon rains that caused the floods. Asim Iftikhar, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, told a press conference the day before that the crisis had lent credence to climate change warnings by scientists. “This is not a conspiracy, it is reality and we have to pay attention to it,” he said. According to initial government estimates, the disaster has caused $10 billion in damages. Since 1959, Pakistan has emitted about 0.4 percent of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, compared with 21.5 percent from the US and 16.4 percent from China, according to scientists and experts. Pakistani officials and experts say there has been a 400 percent increase in average rainfall in parts of Pakistan such as Balochistan and Sindh, which has led to the extreme flooding. Earlier this week, the UN and Pakistan issued a joint appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help the 3.3 million people affected by the floods, which have damaged more than 1 million homes. On Friday, authorities warned people in the Dadu district of southern Sindh province to move to safer places ahead of the arrival of floods from the swollen Indus River, which is expected to hit the area this week. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In May, some parts of Sindh were the hottest place in Pakistan. Now people are facing floods where they have caused an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Although flood waters continued to recede in most of the country, many areas in Sindh remained submerged. Farah Naureen, director for Pakistan at the international aid agency Mercy Corps, told The Associated Press that about 73,000 women would give birth in the next month and needed skilled birth attendants, privacy and birthing facilities. Otherwise, he said, the survival of mothers and newborns would be at risk. Rescuers, backed by troops, resumed rescue and relief operations early Friday, according to the military. Rescuers are mostly using boats, but helicopters are also flying in to evacuate stranded people from remote towns, villages and flood-hit areas in Pakistan and deliver food to them.