This is a 'climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions,' said the country's climate change minister.
This is a"climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions," said the country's climate change minister.Pakistan declared a national emergency on Friday as catastrophic monsoon rains, exacerbated by the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis,Since mid-June, flash floods and landslides across the South Asian nation have killed least at 937 people, injured more than 1,300, and destroyed well over half a million homes, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
This is a"climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions," Sherry Rehman, the nation's climate change minister,"Pakistan is going through its eighth cycle of monsoon while normally the country has only three to four cycles of rain," said Rehman."The percentages of super flood torrents are shocking."
With the number of displaced people growing each day, the need for shelter and relief is"dire," Rehman added. According to the minister, Sindh recently requested one million tents from the federal government.
In an appeal to the international community for immediate assistance, Rehman said Thursday that"it is beyond the capacity of any one administration or government to rehabilitate and even manage the rescue and relief."the world to come to Pakistan's aid as quickly as possible. He convened a meeting with top humanitarian groups and foreign diplomats in the capital of Islamabad"as part of efforts to mobilize all resources.
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