Buildings are collapsing and being washed away
Horrifying footage from S. #Pakistan today of entire building washed away by floods. Over 935 people killed, more than 33 million affected, worst natural disaster for country in decades:
07:50 PM - 26 Aug 2022
People are being saved on bed frames.
Heavy rain since June has led to devastating flash floods and hundreds of deaths in Pakistan. People are seen being winched to safety across the water on a bed frame.Latest world news: https://t.co/QC8Psfuitc
12:57 PM - 27 Aug 2022
Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes.
More than 30 million people have been affected. Almost 1000 people are dead.
Pakistan's deadly floods arewreaking havoc on the country.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority, over 1000 people have been killed by the monsoon in the region.
Hundreds of men, women, and children are injured or killed every day because of collapsed roofs, flash floods, or drown.
Pakistan is living through one of the hardest climate catastrophes of the decade. The monster monsoon of the decade iswreaking nonstop havoc throughout the country and we are at the ground zero of the frontline of extreme weather events.
The flooding is worse than Pakistan's 2010 "Superflood" which affected 20 million people and prompted leaders to urge the international community to help.
One of the hardest hit provinces of Pakistan has requested 1 million tents. People are seeking refuge in school buildings and mosques because there aren't enough tents.
There is a high risk of waterborne diseases in the streets filled with sewage water.
It is clear that the climate crisis of the decade is happening. She said that Pakistan emits less than 1% of the global greenhouse gases.
Pakistan has 7,000 glaciers, which are melting because of global warming.
Every part of the world is being affected by extreme weather events.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, floods have taken a toll on tens of thousands of people in Chad and Gambia, while over four million children are at risk of severe malnutrition due to a severe dry spell.
Three ancient Buddha statues were submerged after the water level in China's Yangtze River plummeted. The city of Dallas was hit by a lot of rain in one day.
Climate change is related to weather disasters. According to NASA, the planet has already warmed 2.1 degrees since the beginning of the 20th century. Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels will be required to stop this vicious cycle.
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