Devastating effects of flooding in Pakistan as a river bursts its banks causing widespread damage

The Scotsman 2022-09-02

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SWSMflood by Barney Riley

This video shows the devastating effects of flooding in Pakistan as a river bursts its banks causing widespread damage.

The before and after footage shows the drastic changes to the Duber River in northern Pakistan.

Recorded just 48 hours apart, it initially shows the river level low before a ferocious current causes severe damage to structures on the river bank.

Statistical assistant for the Pakistani Government's health department Saeed Anwar captured the footage in his native Baila Jijal on the Dubar River in Kohistan on the 26th of August.

He said: "In the flood, many people lost their homes, lives, markets and property.

"All the roads are finished, and there is no access for people to get food and medical supplies.

"Kids are dying of different diseases after the flood and locals are helping each other."

Reports have claimed that at least 1,136 people have died and the United Nations have dubbed the weather as a "monsoon on steroids."

The Disaster Emergency Committee said 33 million people have been affected by the floods with 2,000,000 acres of crops and 794,000 livestock succumbing to the extreme weather conditions.

One-third of the country is estimated to be underwater after five times the average rainfall hit the worst-affected areas.

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