Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 people and affected more than 33 million people. The Pakistani government hopes that international financial institutions will lend a helping hand to help Pakistan cope with the large-scale economic losses caused by floods.
Foreign Minister Bilawal said in an interview with Reuters on Sunday (August 28): "I have not seen the level of damage on this scale. It is difficult to describe in words... Obviously, this will have an impact on the entire economic situation. Impact."
He hopes that the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions will consider the economic impact of the floods on Pakistan.
Pakistan’s emergency relief department pointed out that heavy rains have continued across the country for more than two months, causing floods and landslides; nearly 300,000 houses were destroyed, many roads were impassable, and large areas of the country were without power. The government has deployed the military, including the navy for the first time, to carry out rescue and disaster relief operations across the country.
Lerman, Pakistan’s Minister of Climate Change, described the flood as “unprecedented” and the worst humanitarian disaster in Pakistan in 10 years. He said: "Many areas have turned into seas. When our helicopters were dispatched, they could not find dry ground to drop food."
Bridges and buildings in a disaster area in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province were destroyed, and residents Isolated from the outside world, they resorted to throwing stones and notes to seek help from a team of reporters.
Finance Minister Ismail said it was not immediately possible to assess the severity of the impact on various economic sectors, but the losses may exceed the US$10 billion he estimated.
Pakistan's rainfall this monsoon season has exceeded the record set by severe floods in 2010. .
