Some of the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade have caused widespread flooding in Pakistan since mid-June, affecting millions, and killing more than 1,100 people as of today, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Authority. Nearly 500,000 people have been displaced by weeks of torrential rainfall. Pakistani officials are seeking assistance from the international community after thousands of houses, farms, roads, and bridges have been damaged or destroyed across the country.
Devastating Monsoon Flooding in Pakistan
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Rescue workers help villagers evacuate from a flooded area after heavy rains fell in Lasbella, a district in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, on July 26, 2022. #
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Tents are set up at a makeshift camp for displaced people after they fled from their flood-hit homes in the Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 29, 2022. #
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