Floods in Pakistan hit 33 million people, worst disaster in a decade
At least 33 million people have been affected by deadly flooding in Pakistan, the country's climate change minister said on Thursday.
Since mid-June, 937 people have died from severe rain and flooding across the South Asian country, according to the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Sherry Rehman, the minister for climate change, called the floods "unprecedented" and "the worst humanitarian disaster of this decade."
"Pakistan is going through its eighth cycle of monsoon while normally the country has only three to four cycles of rain," Rehman said. "The percentages of super flood torrents are shocking."
She highlighted, in particular, the impact on the country's south, adding that "maximum" relief efforts are underway.
The NDMA, Pakistani Army, and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority are working to assist those affected but there is a "dire" need for shelter and relief due to the rising number of homeless and displaced families, she said.
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