KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The death toll from devastating floods across Pakistan has jumped to 1,355, with 12 fresh casualties reported in the past 24 hours, official statistics showed on Wednesday. Of the fresh fatalities, six were reported from Sindh, whereas three people lost their lives in flood-related mishaps in Balochistan and two in Khy...
LONDON (AA) – Food prices in Europe that have already reached alarming levels in a year due to the boom in demand after the coronavirus pandemic, growing supply chains issues, the Russia-Ukraine war, and surging energy and logistics costs are expected to rise further in the coming period due to the climate crisis. Euro-area annual [&hell...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The death toll from ravaging floods in Pakistan reached 1,325, with 11 more fatalities reported over the past 24 hours, the country’s national disaster agency said on Monday. All fresh casualties were reported from the southern province of Sindh, where a fresh spell of floods has inundated more land in the ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan could lose its archaeological treasure, which includes remnants of the thousands-year-old Mohenjo Daro and Mahargarh civilizations, to the floods that have inundated a third of the country. Mohenjo Daro, located in the Larkana district of the southern Sindh province, has been hit particularly hard by the...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudanese authorities on Sunday put the death toll from torrential rains and flash floods at 112 since June. In a statement, the National Council for Civil Defense said 115 people were injured in addition to the collapse of 34,944 homes and the partial damage of 49,096 others. Last month, Sudanese authorities […]
Madyan, Pakistan (AFP): Misery is mounting for millions trapped by the worst floods in Pakistan’s history, which have have submerged a third of Pakistan and claimed at least 1,300 lives. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called it “a monsoon on steroids” as he launched an international appeal on August 30 for $160 mil...
Paris, France (AFP): Rich carbon polluters should feel “moral pressure” to help fund climate-vulnerable nations wracked by weather extremes such as Pakistan, where monstrous flooding has caused devastation, diplomats and observers have said. Torrential monsoon rains have killed more than a thousand, left a third of Pakistan under w...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US administration has announced an additional $30 million to assist Pakistan as it recovers from mass flooding that has killed over 1,000 people. The funding will flow through USAID to local partners. The international development agency said the assistance will prioritize “urgently needed support for food, nu...
Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP): Aid efforts ramped up across flooded Pakistan on Tuesday to help tens of millions of people affected by relentless monsoon rains that have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the flooding “the worst in the history of Pakistan”, adding it wo...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The UN and Pakistan’s government have issued a flash appeal for $160 million to cope with the devastation caused by unprecedented rains and floods in the South Asian country, which also claimed nearly 1,200 people’s lives. The appeal was jointly issued by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Pakistani Foreig...
