At the very least 1,100 individuals have died in two months of torrential monsoon rains.
Though monsoon rains are an annual prevalence in Pakistan, this yr’s deluge has brought on probably the most harmful floods in most individuals’s reminiscences.
Some provinces have acquired greater than 5 instances the typical rainfall since June. The local weather change minister has referred to as it a “climate-induced humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions”.
Greater than 1,100 individuals have died and tons of of hundreds are homeless.
Can Pakistan deal with the ensuing humanitarian disaster? And the way a lot is local weather change responsible?
Presenter: Rob Matheson
Visitors:
Dawar Butt – atmosphere coverage analyst
Sara Hayat – lawyer specialising in local weather change coverage
Peter Ophoff – head of Worldwide Federation of Pink Cross and Pink Crescent Societies in Pakistan
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