The government has declared a national emergency due to the floods in Pakistan.

On Friday, August 26, 2022, the National Disaster Management Authority reported that floods have killed more than 900 people since June 2022. If we talk about the last 24 hours, 34 people have lost their lives.

Tents are erected in the old city of Sukkur in Pakistan's southern Sindh province as people need a place to stay. In these tents people are sitting on the beds they brought with them. People's valuables have been washed away in the water.

The streets in the city are full of water everywhere. Plastic waste has come out from the sewage pipe.

In Sindh province alone, floods have killed more than 300 people.

Pakistan's prime minister appeals for help

On Friday, August 26, 2022, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that 33 million people have been affected by the floods. This is about 15 percent of the population of Pakistan.

Pakistan has appealed for international assistance to deal with the floods, as well as they have held a meeting with ambassadors of several countries present in Islamabad for help.

Earlier, Climate Minister Sherry Rehman had said that Pakistan is going through its eighth monsoon cycle, whereas Pakistan usually receives only three to four cycles of rain.

Since the start of the summer season, several monsoon cycles have devastated Pakistan. More than four lakh houses in Pakistan have been destroyed by the floods.

The UN's disaster relief agency OCHA said on Thursday, August 25, 2022 that at least one lakh 84,000 people have been displaced in relief camps.

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