A young boy has been pulled to safety from flood waters in Pakistan via a bed frame and pulley system.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub
The rescue in Swat was one of many extraordinary scenes across the country as it battles devastating floods. Pakistan’s army has carried out rescues from the deluge and been dropping food and water from the air to people still stranded. A Pakistani minister has called the country’s deadly monsoon season ‘a serious climate catastrophe’ and ‘a climate dystopia at our doorstep’ as officials said deaths from widespread flooding in the country had passed 1,000 since mid-June
Pakistan declares floods a ‘climate catastrophe’ as death toll tops 1,000 ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/pakistans-south-braces-for-deluge-as-death-toll-from-floods-tops-1000
‘People are getting sick’: destitution in flood-hit Pakistan ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/people-are-getting-sick-destitution-in-flood-hit-pakistan
The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg
Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition
Website ► https://www.theguardian.com
Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian
Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian
Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian
The Guardian on YouTube:
The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs
Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs
Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs
Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs
Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs
#pakistan #floods #climatecrisis #weather #swat
source
