Article 63E50 The west is ignoring Pakistan’s super-floods. Heed this warning: tomorrow it will be you

The west is ignoring Pakistan’s super-floods. Heed this warning: tomorrow it will be you

by
Fatima Bhutto
from US news | The Guardian on (#63E50)

Those who don't die from the floods risk death by starvation - yet you've probably heard little about the devastation

Today, Pakistan, the world's fifth-most-populous country, is fighting for its survival. This summer, erratic monsoon rains battered the country from north to south - Sindh, the southernmost province, received 464% more rain over the last few weeks than the thirty-year average for the period.

At the same time, Pakistan's glaciers are melting at a rate never seen before. These two consequences of the climate crisis have combined to create a monstrous super-flood that has ravaged the country.

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