As flood continues to sour in Pakistan, its armed forces step up

Pakistan’s armed forces ramped up its operations and rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters. This disaster is being attributed to climate change and has affected about a third of Pakistan. Pakistan recorded unprecedented monsoon rains this season and this was in addition to the melting of glaciers in the northern mountains. Pakistan is said to have received a whopping 190% more rain than its 30-year average in the quarter from June to August.

It is said to have claimed the lives of more than 1200 people including 416 children according to the National Disaster Management Authority. The United Nations has appealed for close to $160 million in aid to help tackle what it calls an “unprecedented climate catastrophe”. The armed forces issued a statement saying “During the last 24 hours, 1,991 stranded individuals have been evacuated,”. Along with this humanitarian relief flights from all over the world including Qatar, UAE and Japan have flown in to aid the relief process.