“I cannot hold such rallies when my people are dying in the floods,“ he said. August rainfall in the Sindh and southwestern Baluchistan provinces was eight and nearly seven times normal amounts, while Pakistan as a whole this summer had three-and-a-half times its normal rainfall.īhutto-Zardari criticized former Prime Minister Imran Khan for continuing anti-government rallies even during floods. The latest remarks of Bhutto-Zardari also came two days after the United Nations - amid a surge in diseases in flood-hit areas of Pakistan - raised its aid appeal for Pakistan to $816 million from $160 million, saying recent assessments pointed to the urgent need for long-term help lasting into next year.īhutto-Zardari said Pakistan has witnessed its worst-ever flooding because of climate change since June, although his country contributes less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

“We are thankful to the world community for helping us but we need more assistance,“ he told reporters in Karachi, the capital of his Sindh province, where 760 people died in floods and 350 survivors later lost life due to the outbreak of diseases. The record-breaking flooding, blamed in part on climate change, affected 33 million people, killed nearly 1,700, damaged more than 2 million homes and overall wreaked damage estimated at $30 billion.īhutto-Zardari said Pakistan alone cannot handle the devastation caused by climate change. In a statement, Farah Naureen, the agency’s country director for Pakistan, said there was an urgent need for winterized tents and other items for survivors. On Thursday, international aid agency Mercy Corps warned that the approaching cold weather of the winter would pose further threats to disaster-ravaged areas of the country, even as the floodwaters recede. The waters wiped out the personal grain stores that many farming families rely on for food year-round. Nearly 15% of Pakistan’s rice crop and 40% of its cotton crop were lost in this year’s flooding, according to officials. It was the first time that any official confirmed that the water had dropped 50% in Sindh, where 400, 000 people are living in relief camps or in tents.īhutto-Zardari’s remarks were a sign of hope for hundreds of thousands of farmers who had been uncertain about the sowing of the upcoming wheat crop, which usually starts in October. “We are utilizing all of our resources for draining the remaining water in flood-affected areas in Sindh,“ Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told a news conference.

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan’s foreign minister on Thursday said that about 50% of the water has receded in the country’s worst-hit southern Sindh province, raising hopes that farmers will be able to sow wheat in a first step toward returning to a normal life.

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