Tribunnews.com reporter, Mikael Davitt Adi Prasetyo

News, Islamabad – The floods in Pakistan killed at least 1,033 people, including 348 children, and injured 1,527 others.

The country’s National Disaster Management Authority said 119 people died and 71 were injured in the past 24 hours.

“At least 33 million people have been affected by the catastrophic floods,” said Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s minister for climate change.

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He described the floods as “unprecedented” and considered the worst humanitarian disaster in decades.

“Pakistan is experiencing the eighth monsoon cycle, which is usually only three to four rain cycles,” Rehman said.

He particularly highlighted the impact in the south of the country, adding that “maximum” relief efforts are underway.

“The soldiers have been deployed to assist in the rescue in the flood affected areas,” the Pakistani Interior Ministry said.

On the other hand, representatives of the Pakistani armed forces said that flood relief centers are being set up in different parts of the country to help collect, transport and distribute goods to the flood victims.

The armed forces said that “the army forces are also helping to evacuate flood victims to safer places and to provide shelter, food and medical care for those affected by the floods.”

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On the other hand, Rahman said that the southern province of Sindh, which was badly affected by the floods, requested one million tents, while Balochistan province, most of which is cut off from electricity, gas and internet, requested 100,000 tents. .

“Pakistan’s priority now is to deal with the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the climate,” Rehman said.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Planning and Development, Ehsan Iqbal, said 30 million people have been affected, a figure that would represent about 15 per cent of Pakistan’s population.

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According to the NDMA’s latest report, more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of roads, 130 bridges and 495,000 homes were damaged, when the rainy season began arriving since mid-June.