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efforts that are happening as pakistan faces one of the worst floods in years, with more than 1,000 people dead and millions affected. i find it very difficult to put into words. the phraseologies that we re used to, whether it s monsoon rains or flooding, doesn t quite seem to encapsulate the ongoing devastation and disaster that we re still witnessing. the satellite images show the sheer scale of the flooding. this is what rajanpur in pakistan s punjab province looked like before the flooding. its homes and fields clearly visible. this is the situation now. overrun and overwhelmed. stepping away from the political turmoil surrounding his government, prime minister shahbaz sharif was seen distributing relief items. while poor planning and infrastructure has played a role in all this, climate change is also to blame. pakistan only produces i%
breaks in the cloud but sunnier skies will be in the south west, and it will be cooler along the north sea coast and the english channel coast with an onshore breeze. all of the details later in the programme. it s monday the 29th of august. our main story. pakistan is bracing for more of the devastating floods which have already killed more than a thousand people sincejune. officials say swollen rivers are running down from mountainous areas and threatening to deluge lower lying areas, particularly in the sindh province, which is already the worst hit region. millions of people could be affected. pakistan s foreign minister has called the floods a catastrophe, and the government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters surround him. you can see a rescue worker edging out of the helicopter, lifting him up to safety. it s but one of the countless rescue