U.N. says killer floods in Pakistan a warning for world to 'stop sleepwalking toward' climate change doom

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A man and child were rescued from a damaged house in Pakistan's Swat District by sitting on a bed frame as it was essentially ziplined above raging floodwaters. More than 1,000 people have been killed in Pakistan floods since mid-June.

The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking

A flood affected woman fills a drinking water container from a partially submerged handpump near her flooded home in Shikarpur, Sindh province, Pakistan, August 30, 2022.According to initial government estimates, the devastation caused $10 billion in damage to the economy."It is a preliminary estimate likely to be far greater," Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told The Associated Press. More than 160 bridges and more than 2,100 miles of road have been damaged.

 

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