Islamabad: Pakistani engineers and troops cleared a key highway Thursday that will enable aid workers to speed supplies to survivors of devastating floods that have left thousands homeless and killed 1,486 people. Traffic between the flood-hit city of Quetta and southern Sindh province remained suspended for weeks after the floods. The blockage had forced the […]
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Catastrophic flood Satellite Images
Pakistan’s flood-induced pain is visible from space. Catastrophic flood in Pakistan Satellite Images captured. Catastrophic floods in Pakistan this year have submerged a third of the country. Hence, the floods are washing away everything that came in its way including houses, schools, hospitals, powerhouses and people. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), record […]
‘We’ve gone back 50 years’: Pakistan Farmers Count Flood Damage
Sammu Khan Bhanbro: Pakistan’s farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods. The flood has put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear. ‘We’ve gone back 50 years’: Pakistan Farmers Count Flood Damage “We have gone back 50 years,” said Ashraf Ali Bhanbro, a farmer in […]
‘Media is lying’ about Amazon devastation, says Brazil’s Bolsonaro
UNITED NATIONS: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday it was a lie that the Amazon was being devastated by fire and accused countries critical of him of having a “colonialist spirit.” Speaking first at this year’s UN General Assembly, the far-right leader also heaped praise on his American counterpart Donald Trump for respecting his country’s […]