Pakistan on Wednesday declared a climate and agricultural state of emergency in connection with extreme weather in recent months. According to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha), there are approximately 1.6 million people in the southern province of Sindh In danger for floods and these residents It may be necessary to relocate. TASR informs this based on the DPA report.
“We decided to declare the climate and agricultural state of emergency,” Prime Minister Shahbas said at the government meeting and pointed out the destroyed crop and thousands of hectares of flooded fertile soil. Only in the province of Punjab was Destroyed crop of rice, cotton and corn in 4400 villages. The exact estimate of agricultural damage will be announced by the authorities next week.
According to the Agency for disasters SI Floods, flooded rivers, landslides or heavy rains in Pakistan since the end of June claimed 928 victims. The UN Office for Reduction of Risk Catastrophies (UNDRR) stated that Floods in Pakistan have so far been affected by nearly six million people.
In the province of Punjab rescuers and soldiers evacuated more than two million peopleof which nearly 300,000 in the last two days, said the Regional Agency for disasters. The evacuation of the population continues in the southern province of Sindh. “We’ve already evacuated approximately 200,000 people … and we’re ready to save others,” confirmed by the Prime Minister of the Province.
The monsoon period lasts in Pakistan from June to September. According to the UN, a country where more than 240 million people live is one of the most vulnerable in the world in terms of climate change.
