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The floods in Pakistan

Locals and family members abroad share their concerns and urgent needs

It’s been called "a monsoon on steroids" by one United Nations chief after record-breaking rainfall and floods destroyed over a million homes in Pakistan leaving many homeless. Buildings, crops and vital infrastructure have been damaged, destroyed or submerged in water affecting about 33 million Pakistanis.

Nauroz Jamali helped start a group to support those in the flooded villages. Abraham Buriro is also a volunteer and host James Reynolds hears what the situation is like for them and where they need the most help.

β€œWe use mud and wood to make houses so incessant rain, continuous rain, destroyed our houses,” says Buriro. β€œWe weren’t able to graze our cattle. We weren’t able to work because it was impossible, because everything round us was water.”

We also hear from Mahnoor in the UK, whose family live in Pakistan, about trying to raise funds and awareness of the floods. She’s joined by her great Uncle Aftab who describes what is going on their family’s village, which is currently surrounded by water and at risk of further flooding.

(Photo: People effected by floods move to higher grounds in Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan, 01 September 2022. Credit: WAQAR HUSSEIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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