Islamabad 30 August : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that Pakistan is facing the threat of a “monsoon that is a steroid” after the Pakistani government announced additional flood warnings over the next 24 hours, reports in the media stated.The heavy rains that lasted for two months have caused the most severe floods in over a decade.
The floods also caused damage to more than a million houses in Pakistan, The Guardian reported.
Guterres stated on Tuesday that southern Asia was an area of extreme climate crisis.
He also said that the devastating floods in Pakistan which has left thousands of millions in need of help was an alert to all nations of the destruction caused by global warming caused by humans, The Guardian reported.
“The Pakistani people are facing an extreme monsoon – the constant impact of massive amounts of flooding and rain.
It is heartbreaking to see the generous individuals suffering,” he said.
The UN has issued an urgent appeal for $160 million in order to provide assistance.
“People who live in these climate crisis areas are more likely to die due to the effects of climate change,” Guterres said, adding, “As we continue to witness more extreme weather phenomena happening around the globe, it’s absurd that action on climate is put off and putting everyone of us everywhere in increasing risk.”
In Pakistan, Balochistan and Sindh provinces have seen over four times more rainfall than the average amount of rainfall of the past three decades.
Flash floods caused by climate change have afflicted over 33 million people, according to officials.The National Disaster Management Authority (NDA) declared on Monday that the death toll due to the monsoon flooding and rains in Pakistan was at 1,136 with 75 killed in the last 24 hours, The Guardian reported.
The NDMA stated that more than 1m homes were damaged.In an immediate warning on Tuesday the Pakistani Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) stated that for the next 24 hours,, a extremely high level of flooding is expected to persist in the Kabul River, which flows into the Indus River of Pakistan.
The Indus highway, in Sindh, was submerged by two feet of water.The road links Sindh with Punjab as well as Balochistan provinces.
A video uploaded by residents showed a vehicle that was slipping on the highway, while the water was flowing.Authorities took part in the rescue of passengers.
Locals claim there were no injuries, The Guardian reported.
Local media reports an increase in water-borne diseases in Sindh as well as other areas of Pakistan.
In certain parts of Sindh there was an increase of 100 percent in illnesses.
The flash flood caused by an unusual monsoon has caused the destruction of roads, bridges houses, livestock, and even people from all over the country.
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