#ANINews Pakistan sinks as massive flood wreaks havoc, around 950 killed, 2.5Mn acres farmland destroyed

Pakistan sinks as massive flood wreaks havoc, around 950 killed, 2.5Mn acres farmland destroyed
Devastating floods brought about by record monsoon rain in the country since late June. Pakistani farmers are facing huge losses of crops as massive flood swept away everything. Monsoon rains started in Pakistan in the late June, the downpour triggered severe flooding stating from northern provinces of Pakistan. Later in August, the situation got worsened with Eastern-Pakistan, which accounts most of Pak’s rice & cotton, maize. Pak’s Punjab disaster management authority informed, 1.8 million acres of farmland have been damaged, as Reuters reported. Though, farmers have claimed losses above 2.5 million acres, which is worth one trillion Pakistani rupees, as per Reuters. Meanwhile, Pak’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told Reuters in an interview that ‘”The floods will certainly give us some setbacks.” Pak’s NDMA said, more than 950 people have died since June 26, while 4.2 MN were affected & 2.2 MN evacuated in Pak’s Punjab.

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