she upset the dynamic of the hierarchy in the royal family just by existing . good afternoon. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal for almost £140 million, to help pakistan deal with devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, says the country was facing a monsoon on steroids that s left millions homeless. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. our correspondent danjohnson has the very latest. so much of sindh province now lies under water after weeks of torrential monsoon rain. a third of the country has been affected, and so many people here have lost absolutely everything. translation: our houses - were destroyed by rain and floods. everything sank in water. we couldn t save our household, except for a few things. now we are sitting here in the open. translation: the rainwater came, our houses go
on site, so it is really important that we get some kind of cap, some kind of support. even before the current crisis, pubs up and down the country were finding it difficult to make ends meet. the fear is that now this could be the final straw and thousands may have to shut their doors for good. but it is notjust pubs that are struggling. small businesses throughout the economy are finding high energy costs a heavy weight to bear. at this farm shop and cafe in leicestershire, electricity bills are set to soar from £17,000 to almost £76,000 a year. during the pandemic, the business had government backing, including under the eat out to help 0ut scheme. the boss says support now is needed just as urgently. this is a £50,000 increase on the costs we have got. we can t afford it. not that long ago, they were asking people to come and eat here for free. we didn t ask for that and,
to be honest, we didn t need that, but now we actually genuinely need help to pay for electric, to keep the lights on and keep us cooking, so they have got to rethink what they are doing. the government says that no new policy will be announced until the new prime minister is in place, although it insists it will continue to support businesses through the winter. many pubs and other operators say urgent action is needed now, or they will soon be ringing up last orders for good. theo leggett, bbc news. we can speak now to greg mulholland, who s the chair of the campaigns for pubs. hejoins me from 0tley in west yorkshire. good afternoon to you. thanks for being with us. ijust wonder, given what we heard in that report by theo leggett, the backing the government gave to your industry during the pandemic, like perhaps you feel the government has not come forward now? the reality is that the situation
with spiralling energy bills and just to be clear, some of the figures you heard there from we are talking about 300, 400, some members talking about 500 present rises and energy bills. the. the reality is, without intervention, direct intervention from the uk government to stop energy bills being so unaffordable, then many thousands of pubs, and indeed many small businesses, will soon not be able to get through the winter. so there must be action and it must happen soon. it must happen soon. indeed. my oint is it must happen soon. indeed. my point is why it must happen soon. indeed. my point is why you it must happen soon. indeed. my point is why you think it must happen soon. indeed. my point is why you think the - point is why you think the government intervention has not come? do they not get how dire the situation is? situation is? that is certainly the feelin: situation is? that is certainly the feeling amongst situation is? that is certainly the
people who are sensitive and exposed to these events, climate hazards. that is. we often categorise countries in the global south like pakistan as the most vulnerable to climate change, but let s be clear, it is notjust because of climate change. in it is not ust because of climate chance. ,., ., it is not ust because of climate chance. ., , ., it is not ust because of climate chance. ., change. in important points to make. dr lisa schipper. change. in important points to make. dr lisa schipper, thank change. in important points to make. dr lisa schipper, thank you change. in important points to make. dr lisa schipper, thank you for- dr lisa schipper, thank you for joining us. thank you. six of the uk s largest pub and brewing companies are warning that the industry s likely to be hit by a wave of closures in the coming months, because of rising energy prices. unlike households, businesses aren t covered by an energy price cap, and the fear is that their costs could rise by as