{"id":471093,"date":"2022-07-06T14:37:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T11:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/monsoon-rains-kill-77-in-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:37:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T11:37:41","slug":"monsoon-rains-kill-77-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/monsoon-rains-kill-77-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee22960cee9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee22960cee9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/monsoon-rains-kill-77-in-pakistan\/#%E2%80%9CMonsoon_rains_kill_77_in_Pakistan%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMonsoon_rains_kill_77_in_Pakistan%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/children-carrying-hous.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/children-carrying-hous.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Children carrying household items through a flooded area near Quetta in Pakistan during the monsoon rains.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/children-carrying-hous.jpg\" alt=\"Children carrying household items through a flooded area near Quetta in Pakistan during the monsoon rains\" title=\"Children carrying household items through a flooded area near Quetta in Pakistan during the monsoon rains.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Children carrying household items through a flooded area near Quetta in Pakistan during the monsoon rains.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At least 77 people have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country&#8217;s climate change minister said Wednesday, warning more heavier-than-usual downpours lay ahead.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                    &#8220;For me, it&#8217;s a national tragedy,&#8221; Sherry Rehman told a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference in the capital, adding the toll was taken from June 14, when the monsoon started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When people die like that, it&#8217;s not a small thing&#8230; It is just the beginning. We have to prepare for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Most of the deaths were in the southwestern province of Balochistan, where 39 people drowned or were electrocuted by downed power lines.<\/p>\n<p>The monsoon, which usually lasts from June to September, is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year also brings a wave of destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Poorly built homes across Pakistan\u2014particularly in rural areas\u2014are prone to collapse in floods, which also destroy huge tracts of prime farmland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/commuters-ride-motorbi.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/commuters-ride-motorbi.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Commuters ride motorbikes along a street during a monsoon rains in Karachi.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/commuters-ride-motorbi.jpg\" alt=\"Commuters ride motorbikes along a street during a monsoon rains in Karachi\" title=\"Commuters ride motorbikes along a street during a monsoon rains in Karachi.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Commuters ride motorbikes along a street during a monsoon rains in Karachi.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The worst floods of recent times were in 2010\u2014covering almost a fifth of the country&#8217;s landmass\u2014killing nearly 2,000 people and displacing 20 million.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable country to extreme weather caused by climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index compiled by environmental NGO Germanwatch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One day you have drought and next morning you are expecting flash flood&#8230; so you can see how serious the situation is in Pakistan&#8221;, Rehman said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            South Asia pummelled by heatwave that hits 50C in Pakistan\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan (2022, July  6)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  6 July 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2022-07-monsoon-pakistan.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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