where they will sleep and what they will eat. pumza filhani, bbc news, islamabad. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: stolen from the old world, being returned from the new, the ancient antiquities heading home at last. george w bush: freedom itself was attacked this morning, - and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, enough. of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult |
iqbal ali has travelled across two provinces, searching for suitable land for his herd. he is hoping that if he can keep them alive, then he has a chance to rebuild his life. local aid agencies say they are doing all they can to help, but they admit they are overwhelmed and do not have enough resources. government officials who have dealt with floods many times before have said this time is different. this year s rains were unprecedented and have brought untold tragedy to the people of pakistan. pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh. the chief executive officer of islamic relief worldwide waseem ahmad told us what he saw in some of the worst affected areas.
a third of pakistan is underwater. that s according to the country s climate change minister, who called the devastation caused by extensive flooding a crisis of unimaginable proportions . at least 1,000 people have been killed, and 33 million are affected. that s one in every seven pakistanis. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions have also been badly hit. 0ur correspondent pumza filhani sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods.
the mv brave commander has now docked in djibouti with an aid shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. our africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports. bone dry earth. these women in eastern ethiopia are digging holes to trap rainwater to grow crops and feed animals, but it rarely rains these days. drought is making it harder to survive, even for camels. ao year old ishmael is trying to save his last one. translation: i m a pastoralist. in fact, i was one of the successful pastoralists. i had 15 camels, 1a of them died one by one, and i am only the left with this one. this one is also very sick, as you can see, i don t know whether he will die or survive. war in ethiopia is also making people go hungry. this nursery school was hit
i was able to grow my own vegetables back home, and everything is gone now. i can t even feed my children. we need help. the floods have not only taken lives, they ve ta ken livelihoods, too. iqbal ali has travelled across two provinces, searching for suitable land for his herd. he is hoping that if he can keep them alive, then he has a chance to rebuild his life. local aid agencies say they are doing all they can to help, but they admit they are overwhelmed and do not have enough resources. government officials who have dealt with floods many times before have said this time is different. this year s rains were unprecedented and have brought untold tragedy to the people of pakistan. pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh. the chief executive officer of islamic relief worldwide, waseem ahmad, told me what he saw in some of the worst affected areas.