KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan has urged the international community to help with relief efforts as it struggles to cope KARACHI-Bank Alfalah, the biggest corporate donor for the flood-affected communities, has partnered with Karachi Relief Trust (KRT) to fund the construction of low-cost sustainable housing for PKR 50 million. Rainfall picked up even more as monsoon season began in July, which became the wettest on record since 1961, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. Can inflation affect the stock market? The seeds will be sown over approximately 30 percent of the total rice cropping area of the target districts. The 2010 floods that hit Sindh also forced Mr. Jamali, along with his 18-member extended family, to migrate to Karachi, after their house was damaged. Torrential rains caused widespread flooding and damage in Pakistans financial capital Karachi on Monday, even inundating the business district. For five years, he saved money to reconstruct their home, he said. Naveed Ali/AP Fast price increases spell trouble, but moderate price gainscan lead to higher wagesand job growth. Volunteers with the Saylani Welfare International Trust charity distribute food to displaced people in an area hit by floods in Sukkur, Sindh province, on Aug 29. [1/5]A man with a baby sits on a bench while children play amid flooded street during the monsoon season in Karachi, Pakistan July 11, 2022. Khan added that Karachis population has exploded over the last seven decades since independence. Gerry Shih reported from Delhi. On many smaller stormwater drains, illegal constructions have taken place, explained Khan. The hit to rural wealth and incomes will probably spread to the industrial sector. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images Here are images showing some of the extent of destruction and emergency response efforts. 2023 Cable News Network. appreciated. Reuters Daily Briefing All the news you Did you encounter any technical issues? The organization is focused on providing food aid, access to clean water, and other humanitarian supplies. The Government of Pakistan has earmarked PKR 35 billion (ca. Every monsoon season a similar tale unfolds in Karachi, As per the Provincial Disaster Management Authority Sindh, as of August 1,45 people had lost their lives to this years monsoon in Karachi alone. Two rooms caved in, and another was starting to crumble. Sindh Province, which produces around a third of the countrys food supply, has been among the hardest hit by the rains. Pakistan flooding detected from satellite. Nearly all of the countrys crops along with thousands of livestock and stores of wheat and fertilizer have been damaged prompting warnings of a looming food crisis. Charsadda is one of many Pakistani areas hit hard by floods in past years as well. Extreme weather events in South Asia are becoming increasingly frequent due to climate change, with temperatures in parts of India and Pakistan reaching record levels during a heat wave in April and May. hide caption. It can be the result of rising consumer demand. For a spatially large city of 3,780 square kilometers, Karachi only has two landfill sites, both located in District West. hide caption. Jalalani emerged from his home to the sound of cries for help, he recalled. Money, Tokyo Mr Khan blew up the imf programme while still in office in February, when he imposed fuel subsidies. The catastrophic floods, resulting from monsoon rains that began in June, are unprecedented in scale and scope. Pakistani Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said Monday that more than $10 billion was needed to rebuild. When it rained, we spent the entire night wet with our children, who got sick. The floods this year were the latest extreme weather calamity to uproot his family. Pakistan has already received total pledges of $8.57 billion for helping in flood recovery at a conference in Geneva, information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday. Floodwater now covers around a third of the country, including its agricultural belt, with more rain predicted in the coming weeks. 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The lack of rain had caused nearby ponds to dry up, with their only source of water being a pipeline that had rusted and contaminated the water supply, said local resident Hassan Bugti. I am left with nothing but a pair of cows, Mr. Khan said. Video, 00:00:59, Up Next. Pakistani women wash clothes on the grounds of a government college building after fleeing their flood-hit homes, in Karachi, Aug. 29. International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday, as the military and volunteers desperately tried to evacuate many thousands stranded by widespread flooding. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 888 health facilities have been damaged, even as experts warned that the disaster could lead to an increase in disease and malnutrition. Your browser does not support the