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In Pakistan, a 'disaster of epic proportions'

Floods have killed more than 900 people in Pakistan and destroyed about 220,000 homes. The government speaks of a "climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions". By Philipp Boll

  • Rescue workers help evacuated flood affected people in Rajanpur district of Punjab province on 27 August 2022
  • Two young men paddle through the streets of Hyderabad on homemade rafts
    By raft through Hyderabad: two young men struggle through the streets of Hyderabad, a city of millions in southern Pakistan, on homemade rafts. According to official figures, the floods, which mainly affect the south, are comparable to those of 2010, when more than 2,000 people died and almost one-fifth of the country was underwater
  • Floods in Balochistan Province
    Balochistan is cut off: the situation in the southwest of the country is also particularly bad: All four highways connecting Balochistan with the other provinces are either blocked or destroyed. Rail traffic has had to be suspended, and since important fiber-optic cables have been damaged, all communications in the region are also down
  • A family in Balochistan stands next to their makeshift hut
    Without shelter: about 220,000 houses were destroyed, and 33 million people are without a permanent home. This family in Balochistan has taken refuge on a hill. Surrounded by water, they have built a makeshift hut. The National Disaster Management Authority is in the process of setting up 2 million emergency shelters, a spokesman said. Destroyed bridges and roads complicate the situation
  • A man asks for alms with his monkey in Hyderabad
    In the rain: a man asks for alms with his monkey in Hyderabad. In view of the dramatic situation, the Pakistani military has also launched a nationwide appeal for donations and declared that each officer will donate one month's salary
  • Flood affected people take shelter at a makeshift camp
    More rain expected: experts blame climate change for the significant increase in natural disasters in the South Asian country. The country will be better rebuilt together, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced confidently on state television. But the first priority must be to prevent further casualties, because meteorologists are predicting more rain
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