www.cbc.ca
Open in
urlscan Pro
23.39.174.210
Public Scan
Submitted URL: https://newsletters.cbc.ca/c/12UJCfIGlS5R7jST9x9dJQl5CNkS
Effective URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-flooding-1.6564998?cmp=newsletter_What%20on%20Earth%3F_7273_674574
Submission: On September 11 via api from BE — Scanned from CA
Effective URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-flooding-1.6564998?cmp=newsletter_What%20on%20Earth%3F_7273_674574
Submission: On September 11 via api from BE — Scanned from CA
Form analysis 1 forms found in the DOM
<form class="searchForm">
<div class="search-autocomplete">
<div id="gn-compact-search-suggestions-status" class="a11y" role="status" aria-atomic="true" aria-live="polite"></div><input type="search" id="gn-compact-search" class="searchInput" name="query" placeholder="Search CBC.ca" aria-haspopup="listbox"
autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" aria-autocomplete="both" aria-controls="gn-compact-search-autocomplete" aria-describedby="gn-compact-search-autocomplete-assistiveHint" aria-label="Search CBC.ca"><span class="a11y"
id="gn-compact-search-autocomplete-assistiveHint">When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.</span>
</div><button class="searchButton">Search</button>
</form>Text Content
Skip to Main ContentAccessibility Help
Menu
When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter
to select.
Search
Search
Sign In
QUICK LINKS
* News
* Sports
* Radio
* Music
* Listen Live
* TV
* Watch
* news
* Top Stories
* Local
* COVID-19
* Climate
* World
* Canada
* Politics
* Indigenous
* Opinion
* The National
* Business
* Health
* Entertainment
* Science
* CBC News Investigates
* Go Public
* About CBC News
* Being Black in Canada
* More
* The National
* Business
* Health
* Entertainment
* Science
* CBC News Investigates
* Go Public
* About CBC News
* Being Black in Canada
Death toll surpasses 1,000 since mid-June in Pakistan flooding 'climate
catastrophe' | CBC News Loaded
World
DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 1,000 SINCE MID-JUNE IN PAKISTAN FLOODING 'CLIMATE
CATASTROPHE'
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June,
officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly
monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe."
SOCIAL SHARING
* Facebook
0
* Twitter
0
* Email
0
* Reddit
0
* LinkedIn
0
UNPRECEDENTED MONSOON SEASON HAS AFFECTED ALL 4 OF THE COUNTRY'S PROVINCES
The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 28, 2022 2:36 PM ET | Last Updated: August 29
A satellite dish is used to move children across a flooded area in Pakistan's
Balochistan province on Aug. 26. More than 1,000 have been killed by flooding,
officials say. (Fida Husain/AFP/Getty Images)
At the beginning of image galleryShow next image (2 of 7)
Hide caption
Toggle Fullscreen1 of 7
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June,
officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly
monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe."
Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as
soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief
camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis.
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority reported the death toll since
the monsoon season began earlier than normal this year — in mid-June — reached
1,061 people after new fatalities were reported across different provinces.
Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani senator and the country's top climate official, said
in a video posted on Twitter that Pakistan is experiencing a "serious climate
catastrophe, one of the hardest in the decade."
"We are at the moment at the ground zero of the front line of extreme weather
events, in an unrelenting cascade of heat waves, forest fires, flash floods,
multiple glacial lake outbursts, flood events and now the monster monsoon of the
decade is wreaking non-stop havoc throughout the country," she said. The
on-camera statement was retweeted by the country's ambassador to the European
Union.
Flooding from the Swat River overnight affected northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
province, where tens of thousands of people — especially in the Charsadda and
Nowshehra districts — have been evacuated from their homes to relief camps set
up in government buildings. Many have also taken shelter on roadsides, said
Kamran Bangash, a spokesperson for the provincial government.
Bangash said some 180,000 people have been evacuated from Charsadda and 150,000
from Nowshehra district villages.
* Thawing of Earth's '3rd pole' could affect 1.9 billion people, study says
Khaista Rehman, no relation to the climate minister, took shelter with his wife
and three children on the side of the Islamabad-Peshawar highway after the
55-year-old's home in Charsadda was submerged overnight.
"Thank God we are safe now on this road quite high from the flooded area," he
said. "Our crops are gone and our home is destroyed but I am grateful to Allah
that we are alive and I will restart life with my sons."
The unprecedented monsoon season has affected all four of the country's
provinces. Nearly 300,000 homes have been destroyed, numerous roads rendered
impassable and electricity outages have been widespread, affecting millions of
people.
WATCH | Pakistan floods described as 'climate catastrophe':
PAKISTAN FLOODS WASH AWAY VILLAGES AND CROPS, LEAVE MORE THAN 1,000 DEAD
13 days ago
Duration 1:51
Catastrophic floods are washing away villages and crops in Pakistan and have led
to the deaths of more than 1,000 people since mid-June. The country says it
needs more international aid and support to help the millions affected.
Pope Francis on Sunday said he wanted to assure his "closeness to the
populations of Pakistan struck by flooding of disastrous proportions." Speaking
during a pilgrimage to the Italian town of L'Aquila, which was hit by a deadly
earthquake in 2009, Francis said he was praying "for the many victims, for the
injured and the evacuated, and so that international solidarity will be prompt
and generous."
Rehman told Turkish news outlet TRT World that by the time the rains recede, "we
could well have one fourth or one third of Pakistan under water."
"This is something that is a global crisis and of course we will need better
planning and sustainable development on the ground. ... We'll need to have
climate resilient crops as well as structures," she said.
Flood-hit homes are seen in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province on
Sunday. (Zahid Hussain/The Associated Press)
In May, Rehman told BBC Newshour that both the country's north and south were
witnessing extreme weather events because of rising temperatures. "So in north
actually just now we are ... experiencing what is known as glacial lake outburst
floods which we have many of because Pakistan is home to the highest number of
glaciers outside the polar region."
The government has deployed soldiers to help civilian authorities in rescue and
relief operations across the country. The Pakistani army also said in a
statement it airlifted a 22 tourists trapped in a valley in the country's north
to safety.
Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif visited flooding victims in city of Jafferabad in
Baluchistan. He vowed the government would provide housing to all those who lost
their homes.
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|About CBC News
Corrections and clarifications|Submit a news tip|Report error
Sponsored By SearchArbitrage
Here's How Much Montreal Maids Charge To Clean a House
Cleaning Services Costs In Montreal Might Surprise You
Learn More
FOOTER LINKS
MY ACCOUNT
* Profile
* CBC Gem
* Newsletters
* About CBC Membership
CONNECT WITH CBC
* Facebook
* Twitter
* YouTube
* Instagram
* Mobile
* RSS
* Podcasts
CONTACT CBC
* Submit Feedback
* Help Centre
Audience Relations, CBC
P.O. Box 500 Station A
Toronto, ON
Canada, M5W 1E6
Toll-free (Canada only):
1-866-306-4636
ABOUT CBC
* Corporate Info
* Sitemap
* Reuse & Permission
* Terms of Use
* Privacy
* Jobs
* Our Unions
* Independent Producers
* Political Ads Registry
* AdChoices
SERVICES
* Ombudsman
* Corrections and Clarifications
* Public Appearances
* Commercial Services
* CBC Shop
* Doing Business with Us
* Renting Facilities
* Radio Canada International
ACCESSIBILITY
It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians
including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.
Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on
CBC Gem.
* About CBC Accessibility
* Accessibility Feedback
*
* ©2022 CBC/Radio-Canada. All rights reserved.
* Visitez Radio-Canada.ca
now
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CBC Caffeine Player 17.16.5
INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
Please know that cookies are required to operate and enhance our services as
well as for advertising purposes. We value your privacy. If you are not
comfortable with us using this information, please review your settings before
continuing your visit.
Learn moreClose
0