An old video of an entire building being washed away by floods in southern Pakistan is going viral on social media, with many users blaming the incident for the climate crisis.
horrifying footage from s #Pakistan Today the whole building got washed away in the flood. Over 935 people killed, over 33 million affected, country’s worst natural disaster in decades pic.twitter.com/aO6ZMlQycf
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) 26 August 2022
With rain-induced floods across the country killing more than 900 people and leaving millions without shelter, the Pakistan government has already declared a national emergency and called on the military to help with rescue and relief operations. has decided.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday: “Many parts of the country have been devastated by the worst floods in more than a decade, affecting more than 33 million people.”
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According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 982 people have died in floods across Pakistan in the last 24 hours, taking the lives of over 45. Another 1,456 people were injured with 113 people being injured in the last 24 hours.
Sanaullah said the armed forces were being deployed in the wake of the biggest floods in more than a decade.
“The troops have been called under Article 245 of the Constitution, which empowers the government to call upon the military to assist the civil administration in dealing with the emergency,” he said.
A formal notification issued on Friday said the exact number of troops and the area of deployment would be worked out by the respective provincial governments in consultation with the Directorate of Military Operations and the General Headquarters.
“The date of cancellation of the said deployment demand will be decided at a later stage after mutual consultation among all stakeholders,” the notification issued by the interior minister said.
The floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan, destroying the country’s infrastructure, the NDMA reported, with more than 3,161 km of roads damaged and 149 bridges washed away, while 6,82,139 houses were completely or partially damaged in the floods. Have become.
According to the NDMA, 682,139 houses have been completely or partially damaged in the floods. (Photo: Reuters)
Floods triggered by unprecedented monsoon rains have submerged more than half of the country, leaving more than 57 lakh people without shelter and food in 110 districts.
Sindh and Balochistan provinces have been the worst hit by the disaster. According to the NDMA, Pakistan received 166.8 mm of rain in August, while the average was 48 mm – an increase of 241%. According to the Dawn news report, Sindh and Balochistan received 784% and 496% of the monsoon rains respectively.
Pakistan Railways suspended its operations at several places in both the provinces, while Pakistan International Airlines also halted its flights to Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, on Friday due to inclement weather.
Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman on Thursday said a “war room” set up by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the NDMA will lead relief operations across the country.
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