Pakistan Braces For More Floods, More Than 1,500 Dead, Now, Eye On India
NDTV
Although waters have started receding in some areas, authorities are worried heavy rains in parts of neighboring India could swell key rivers in Pakistan.
Pakistan is facing the risk of fresh floods and more deaths, after unusually severe torrential downpours triggered by climate change submerged a third of the country and killed more than 1,500 people.
Although waters have started receding in some areas, authorities are worried heavy rains in parts of neighboring India could swell key rivers in Pakistan. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority has advised that people be evacuated from some areas of Pakistan to avoid further loss of property and lives.
The rivers have not seen any increase in water levels yet, the Pakistan Meteorological Department's website showed on Saturday.
The climate catastrophe in the South Asian nation -- already reeling from depleted currency reserves and the highest inflation in decades -- has caused $30 billion of damage and affected 33 million, more than the population of Australia. The country recently avoided a default after the International Monetary Fund's help. Bonds have hit the lowest since mid-July, while the rupee is near a record low.
