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    VIDEO: Pakistan's biggest city paralysed by monsoon rain

    26 Jul 2022

    A weather emergency was declared in Karachi Monday as heavier-than-usual monsoon rains continue to lash Pakistan's biggest city, flooding homes and making streets impassable.

    Four die as monsoon rain paralyses Pakistan's biggest city

    25 Jul 2022

    The Sindh government announced a public holiday on Monday in Karachi and Hyderabad in a bid to avert flood chaos, but low-lying areas — already drenched by weeks of heavy rain - were soon the scenes of devastation.

    Water bearers quench thirst in Ramadan, but fear for their trade in Pakistani city of Karachi

    10 May 2021

    For more than four decades Ramzan has been a “mashki,” or water bearer, an age-old profession now in decline as water companies and tankers increasingly supply residents.

    Celebrities, politicians and cricketers express shock and horror over deadly snowstorm tragedy in Pakistan

    08 Jan 2022

    The celebrities shared the news on social media and expressed their shock and horror. However, many tweeps condemned people who are sharing heartwrenching videos from the tourist site.

    47,000 pregnant women in flood-hit shelter camps in Sindh province, says health minister

    04 Sep 2022

    Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho said over 100,000 skin-related, 101 snake bites and 500 dog bites have been reported so far among flood affectees. She said other cases, including respiratory diseases, were on the rise in Sindh.

    Flood-hit Pakistan needs ‘massive’ financial support for relief and rehabilitation: UN chief

    09 Sep 2022

    Guterres said he hoped his visit would galvanise international help, noting Pakistan had always shown generosity towards others, hosting millions of refugees for decades from neighbouring Afghanistan at enormous cost.

    Villagers brave snakes and hunger to save land in flooded Pakistan

    01 Sep 2022

    "We have buffaloes, cows and goats... if we leave the cattle behind they would be stolen," said Shah Mohammad, 35. Mohammad and others were scrambling to find food not just for themselves, but for their animals too.

    Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33m affected by flooding as 57 more deaths reported

    03 Sep 2022

    "The scale of devastation is massive and requires an immense humanitarian response for 33m people. For this I appeal to my fellow Pakistanis, Pakistan expatriates and the international community to help Pakistan in this hour of need,” minister said.

    'We've gone back 50 years:' Pakistan farmers count flood damage

    03 Sep 2022

    Unless flooded farmlands can be drained, farmers like Bhanbro will not be able to plant a winter wheat crop — vital for the country's food security. "We have one month. If water is not discharged in that period, there will be no wheat."

    6 die as record-breaking monsoon rain submerges parts of Karachi

    11 Jul 2022

    Several main roads and streets were completely flooded as heavy rainfall once again exposed the city’s drainage system and the Sindh government’s claims regarding its rain emergency plans.

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