Toll from cataclysmic floods in Pakistan continues to climb with 57 more deaths, 25 of them children, as the South Asian country grapples with rescue mission of near-unprecedented scale
Pakistan army helps flood-affected people at a makeshift camp after heavy monsoon rains at Sohbatpur in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province.
Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,265 people, including 441 children. The proportion of children's deaths has raised concern. "The year 2022 brought some harsh realities of climate change for Pakistan," the chief of the National Disaster Management Authority Lieutenant-General Akhtar Nawaz told a briefing for the country's top leadership.
The country has received nearly 190 percent more rain than the 30-year average in the quarter through August, totalling 15.38 inches.
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