Pakistan monsoon floods death toll nears 400 amid rescue efforts ...Middle East

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Authorities warned monsoon downpours would continue until the weekend. Torrential rains across Pakistan’s north have caused flooding and landslides that have swept away entire villages. Many residents remain trapped in the rubble with scores still missing.

Rescuers dug through mud and stone in hard-hit Dalori village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They worked in the hope of finding survivors and the bodies of missing people. Villagers stood watching and praying as the rescuers worked.

“Our misery is beyond explanation,“ Islam told AFP as neighbours tried to console him.

“Our lives are ruined.”

“It happened so suddenly that no one even had a minute to react,“ said Akbar.

“In less than 20 minutes, our village was reduced to ruins.”

Amir Hyder Laghari, chief meteorologist of the southern Sindh province, expressed concern about urban flooding.

Karachi’s crumbling pipes and sewer system struggled to cope with the downpours. Rush hour drivers were caught in rising waters. Multiple neighbourhoods were hit with power cuts. It has also been raining in 15 districts in neighbouring Balochistan province. The main highway connecting it with Sindh has been blocked for heavy vehicles.

“Another spell is to start by the end of the month,“ said NDMA chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik.

Pakistan is among the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. The country is increasingly facing extreme weather events. Monsoon floods submerged one-third of Pakistan in 2022. That disaster resulted in approximately 1,700 deaths. - AFP

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