Pakistani authorities announced national emergency due to the flooding that devastated the country, According to the government, “an epic climate-driven humanitarian crisis” At least 937 dead, including 343 children and 30 million homeless.
In the south of the country, the rains have been effective in the province of Sindh, where more than 300 people have died since the start of the flood on 14 June. State Balochistan According to the balance of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) collected by the newspaper ‘Dawn’ this Friday, Jíber Pajtunjua and Punjab reported 234 deaths while recording 185 and 165 deaths, respectively.
According to the NDMA, Pakistan received 166.8mm of rain, an increase of 241 percent, compared to an average of 48mm of precipitation in August.. As a result, the abnormal increase in precipitation caused flash floods throughout the country, especially in the southern part of Pakistan and especially in Sindh, where more than twenty municipalities were flooded.
eighth monsoon cycle
Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman confirmed the opening in the last few hours. a “war room” headed by Prime Minister Shabhaz Sharif to deal with these “monstrous rains”.
“Pakistan passes through the eighth monsoon cycle; Normally, only three or four periods of monsoon rain are seen in the country. “This is unprecedented, and the data we’re considering suggests we may be going through another ninth cycle next month.”
The European Union announced this Friday It will allocate 1.8 million euros in humanitarian aid for the care of those affected through organizations working in the field that will work to mitigate the consequences of monsoons.
This includes: The provision of temporary shelter, food, water, health services and transfers. This aid was added to the 350,000 euros sent specifically to help communities in Balochistan.