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Pakistan

Monsoon floods hit Pakistan

Following a fatal heatwave, heavy monsoon rains and flooding in various parts of Pakistan have claimed dozens of lives and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.

A reported 21 people have drowned in flood waters in Baluchistan (in the southwest of the country) alone.

Dozens of link roads and bridges have been swept away, leaving families stranded.

Thousands of acres of crops that were ready to harvest have been destroyed, leaving farmers without a vital source of income and unable to feed their families.

Neill Garvie, our Country Manager for Pakistan, said: 'Some of the most vulnerable people are under threat once more. They’ll be facing a huge struggle over the next few days.’

The Director General of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Dr Ghulam Rasul, has issued a high alert as further widespread heavy rain and flooding is expected over the next five days.

What we’re doing

Our partners Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Community World Service Asia (CWSA) are closely monitoring the situation.

Sindh province is expected to be hardest hit by flooding. We've already released funds to CWSA to provide food assistance for 100 families in Ghotki district.

CWSA have operational offices and teams in the province, ready to react should the situation worsen.