Pakistan
Floods Appeal
Pakistan
Floods Appeal
Flash floods, which have intensified in recent days, have swept away villages, roads, bridges, people, livestock and crops across all four provinces.
The heavy downpour started in June and an abnormal monsoon has affected more than 33 million people – one in seven Pakistanis. Nearly 300,000 homes have been destroyed, numerous roads rendered impassable, and electricity outages have been widespread.
Pakistan Floods Appeal
Pakistan Floods
Its Destruction Everywhere
Balochistan, which already lacked key infrastructure, and Sindh provinces are reportedly the worst-affected regions, while flooding from the Swat River overnight affected the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and 350,000 people were evacuated from the Charsadda and Nowshera districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but it also brings destruction.
The Indus River, which brings waters from the north to its second most populous region, is facing a major flood after record rains and glacier melts swelled its mountain tributaries, many of which burst their banks.
