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Monsoon rains in Pakistan: at least 77 dead in less than a month

2022-07-06T11:47:10.786Z


At least 77 people have died in recent weeks due to heavy rains hitting Pakistan, the minister of... At least 77 people have died in recent weeks due to heavy rains hitting Pakistan, the climate change minister said on Wednesday, warning that the situation is expected to worsen further. " For me, this is a national tragedy ," Sherry Rehman told a news conference in Islamabad. The death toll was counted from June 14, when the monsoon began, she said. “ When people die like that, it's not nothing (


At least 77 people have died in recent weeks due to heavy rains hitting Pakistan, the climate change minister said on Wednesday, warning that the situation is expected to worsen further.

"

For me, this is a national tragedy

," Sherry Rehman told a news conference in Islamabad.

The death toll was counted from June 14, when the monsoon began, she said.

When people die like that, it's not nothing (...) It's only the beginning.

We have to prepare for

it,” she added.

Drama and destruction

Most of the deaths were recorded in the province of Balochistan (South West), where 39 people died of drowning or electrocution by damaged power lines.

The monsoon, which usually lasts from June to September, is essential for the irrigation of plantations and for replenishing the water resources of the Indian subcontinent.

But it also brings its share of drama and destruction each year.

Houses in Pakistan, which are often flimsy, especially in rural areas, are easily washed away by the floods, which can also destroy large swaths of arable land.

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The most devastating floods in Pakistan's recent history took place in 2010, when floods inundated a fifth of the country, killing nearly 1,800 people and affecting more than 20 million people, or almost 10% of the population. .

Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to climate change.

It is in 8th position among the countries most threatened by extreme weather phenomena, according to a study by the NGO Germanwatch.

"

One day you have drought and the next morning you are expecting flash floods... So you can see how serious the situation is in Pakistan

," said Sherry Rehman.

Source: lefigaro

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